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Eisenhower Holds Hope Talks ¥ ith
Khrushchev May Lead to Summit Meet
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER I
WASHINGTON, W)— President
Eisenhower held open today the
possibility that his man-to-man
talks with Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev beginning Tuesday,
may lead to a summit conference.
That could mean negotiations
on disarmaments, the future of
Germany and other world issues.
In a radio-TV report to the
nation last night Eisenhower call
ed on Khrushchev to come to
Washington with “constructive
ideas and suggestions that could
provide the basis for responsible
negotiation on the issues that di
vide us.” And he expressed care
fully guarded optimisrft about the
possibility of moving toward bet
ter understanding between the
Soviet Union and the West.
“It is my profound hope,” he
declared, “that some real progress
will be forthcoming, even though
no one would be so bold as to pre
dict such an outcome.”
Throughout his speech Eisen
hower emphasized that he does
not intend to abandon any prin
ciple of basic American policy in
his search for new approaches to
solution of East-West problems.
Any agreement for a later sum
mit meeting,” he said, “must be
based upon.the certainty” of So
viet respect for the position of the
Western powers in Berlin. In ad
dition, he said, “there must be
some clear Soviet indication, no
matter how given, that serious
negotiation will bring about real
promise of reducing the causes of
world tensions.”
“Firmness in support of funda
mentals,” Eisenhower said, “with
flexibility in tactics and methods,
is the key to any hope of progress
•in negotiation.”
The President’s report covered
both his recent European trip and
his forthcoming talks with Khru
shchev, who will arrive here next
Tuesday on a 12-day visit to the
United States. At the outset of the
visit, Khrushchev will spend two
days in Washington. He will wind
up his coast-to-coast tour with
three more days of discussions
here.
Chou Says India
Must Exercise
‘Fairness, Reason*
By NATE POLOWETZKY
TOKYO, UP!—Premier Chou En
Lai said today Red China and
India must try to settle their bor
der problems on the basis of “mu
tual sympathy, mutual under
standing, fairness and reason.”'
The Chinese leader, addressing
the standing committee of the Na
tional People’s Congress in Pei
ping, declared both the Asian
giants have been subjected to
“imperialistic aggression for many
years.”
Radio Peiping broadcast an ac
count of Chou’s report.
He said it is regrettable that
India is using pressure, “particu
larly military strength,” to win
acceptance of the Indian delin
eation of the frontier.
He said China has consistent
ly insisted that the boundary
question be solved by giving full
consideration to the historical
background and is ready to hold
“peaceful talks.”
India and Communist China,
Chou said, can work out a par
tial or temporary agreement thru
the talks and thereby safeguard
the security and friendship of the
two countries.
The broadcast quoted Chou as
saying ' relations between .China
and India are based on the five
principles of peaceful coexistence.
Carpenters To Vote
Sunday on New Contract
ANCHORAGE, UP)— Carpenters
throughout Alaska will vote on
ratifying the latest labor contract
Sunday, Peter W. Lannen, secre
tary - treasurer of the Alaska
Council of Carpenters, said yes
terday.
Meeting notices have been sent
to all 13 locals in the state.
Many contractors will have
their plans made to issue a call
for carpenters early Monday mor
ning. if the contract is approved.
At the last vote meeting, also held
on a Sunday, the balloting results
• were all telephoned in by 4 p.m.,
• Lannen said. ' 1
Defense Secty. McElroy
To Spend 2 Days In Alaska
WASHINGTON, UP) —Secretary
of Defense Neil McElroy plans to
stop at Alaska in his forthcoming
inspection trip in the Far East.
Sen. E. L. Bartlett, after con
ferring with McElroy, said the
defense chief will arrive at El
mendorf Air Force Base, Sept. 21
and remain in Alaska two days to
talk with key military officials.
Another subject at today’s meet
ing, Bartlett said, concerned the
Soviet Union.
“The Joint Chiefs of Staff have
reviewed our military posture in
Alaska in relation to the Soviet
military threat,” Bartlett said.
“I hope that at least the sub
stance of the views of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff on this important
matter can be made public in the
near future.”
Fighting In Laos Subsides
VIENTIANE, Laos, UP>—Laotian
fighting was reported at a com
plete standstill today and im
pending arrival of United Nations
observers was advanced as a pos
sible cause.
Earlier this week Laotian mili
tary sources said alleged invaders
from Communist North Viet .Nam
began withdrawing as soon as the
U N. began studying Laotian ac
cusations of Communist aggres
sion.
Actor Paul Douglas
Dies of Heart Attack
HOLLYWOOD, UPC-Actor Paul
Douglas, 51, long-time star of
stage and screen, died today at his
home apparently of a heart at
tack.
A fire department rescue squad
called to the home arrived too
late. With the actor at the time
were his wife, actress Jan Ster
ling, and his physician, Dr. Lee E.
Siegel.
Douglas was known for light
comedy roles as well as his more
serious portrayals.
He had just finished a tele
vision show, “The Mighty Casey,”
in which he portrayed a baseball
team manager. The show has not
yet been released.
Three Important
Meetings In Nome
During September
Three important groups of of
ficials are expected in Nome the
week of Sept. 21.
On Sept. 21 Col. Wm. Gribble,
head of the U.S. Army Engineers,
and party will arrive on an in
spection trip which will take
them to Northeast Cape. Also in
the party will be General Allen
Clark, who heads the -Pacific
Northwest District of U.S. Engi
neers with headquarters at Port
land, Ore.
On Sept. 23 an intrastate aero
nautical hearing will be held at
the Federal Building. The hear
ing will have to do with the opin
ions of the people on setting up
air routes and establishing new
state regulations. CAB will still
control the air safety program
but the determination of where
the different airlines may operate
and what to do about the small
air service operator is of parti
I cular importance to the people of
this area.
On Sept. 25 the Alaska Plan
ning Commission will hold a hear
ing here and they urge anyone
with ideas or programs which will
benefit the state to present them
at this time. The Chamber of
Commerce ^Will make a presenta
tion and individuals are encour
aged to do so also.
All persons planning to testify
at any of the meetings are re
quested to prepare a written brief
along with their remarks.
Hoodlum Mugs 92-Yr.-01d
Seattle Near-blind Man
SEATTLE, Iff)—Are you proud
of yourself Mr. Hoodlum? Are
you telling the boys of the easy
mark that netted you $35 and a
watch?
Did you tell how you saw a
little old man carrying a white
cane outside a Goodwill Store?
That was Frank Harvey, 92, who
lives in the shadowy world of the
half-blind. He was shopping for
a food cart to make life easier for
his wife, Rhosa, 73, painfully crip
pled with arthritis.
Did you tell how the man asked
for directions? Your clever reply
was: “Let me help you. The Good
will people hired me to «how peo
ple where to find places.”
Did you tell how you led the
frail man up a path obscured by
bramble bushes and rode his 5
foot-5, 135-pound frame to the
ground? Did you tell of expertly
applying a throat lock while you
removed the wallet and $3 watch?
Well, Mr. Hoodlum, how does it
feel to rob the helpless?
Harvey, who will be a bit late
with his $60 "house payment this
month, would like to know.
Alaska and Hawaii
Airport Aid Bill
Goes to President
WASHINGTON, Iff)—'The Sen
ate yesterday gave final approval
to an Alaska-Hawaii airport aid
bill and sent it to the White
House.
The bill would permit the two
new states to apply for a share
in. the 15 million dollar discre
tionary fund of the Federal Avia
tion Agency in addition to the flat
sums allotted to Hawaii and Al
aska for federal aid airport Con
struction
Allotments to other states are
based on a formula.
Iceland Protests Mistreatment by
J
U.S. Guards of Airport Officials
WASHINGTON, IM— The Ice
landic ambassador protested to
day that American guards at Ke
flavik airport forced two Iceland
officials to lie in puddles of wdter
for 10 minutes and threatened to
shoot them if they opened their
mouths.
Ambassador Thor Thors deliv
ered the protest to Foy Kohler,
the acting Assistant Secretary of
State for European Affairs.
Thors met with Kohler for an
hour. Afterward, he told report
ers the meeting went off “in the
most amiable way with the great
est understanding, and the State
Department is most interested in
taking urgent and immediate
measures to avoid such accidents
from happening again.”
He did not state specifically
who were the Icelandic officials
involved, but indicated they were
airport officials.
Thors, who returned here yes
terday from a visit to Iceland,
said the incident occurred last
Saturday.
In a dispatch from Reykjavik,
the New York Times said the in
cident had caused an upsurge of
anti - American feelings in Ice
land.
The Times story said the Ice
landers, one in the uniform of
the Icelandic Airport Service,
were escorting two German pilots
to a hangar where their aircraft
was under repair.
The story quoted the American
Command as saying the area is
restricted at night though open in
the daytime. It said the Iceland
ers said there was no indication
it was a closed area.
U.S. forces have been stationed
in Iceland under the North Atlan
tic Treaty allThnce ever since the
spring of 1951. Relations between
U.S. troops and the local popula
tion have never been the best.
Some other incidents have caused
serious anti-American feeling.
The newest incident was re- \
ported to have caused more fric
tion than any so far.
The Times story said the of
ifcials were ordered to lie on the
ground until a sergeant of the
guard was called to take them
away.
The Icelanders tried to explain
but were unable to because the
U.S. guards ordered them to keep
their mouths /shut on pain of
being shot, he said.
Kenai Oil Well Reaches
14,415 Feet and Still Going
ANCHORAGE, (S’) —The Kenai
i Unit No. 1 Well, a joint venture
of Union Oil Co. of California
and the Ohio Oil Co., has set a
new Alaska drilling depth record.
Union, operator of the venture,
reported the well was at a depth
of 14,415 feet yesterday. The for
mer depth record was set by the
Humble Oil and Refining Co.’s
Bear Creek No. 1 well which was
plugged and abandoned at 14,374
feet. *
Humble’s trouble-plagued well
took 535 days to drill.
The Kenai Unit No. 1 was spud
ded May 5, and has been drilling
i05 days. No projected total
depth has yet been set. Coastal
Drilling Co. of Bakersfield, Calif.,
is drilling the well with a new rig
that has drilled only two previous
wells.
The third deepest well in Alas
ka is the Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia Deep Creek Unit No. 1
which was abandoned at 14,221
feet. It was drilled in 118 days.
Senate Passes Bill That
Provides Survey Of
Alaska Water Resources
WASHINGTON, UP> — Legisla
tion to set up a study commission
to survey water needs in Alaska
was passed yesterday by the Sen
ate.
The survey would aim at devel
opment of Alaska’s water re
sources for recreational, indus
trial, agricultural and other pur
poses.
Sen. E. L. Bartlett who co-spon
sored the bill with Sen. Ernest
Gruening, said:
“The prime purposes of the bill
are to avoid waste and duplica
tion in water development and to
promote the economic growth of
Alaska.”
Estimates of the cost of the sur
vey have run as high as a million
dollars a year for seven' or eight
years. Money to finance the sur
vey would be subject to Appro
priation Committee approval.
Congress Defeats
First Eisenhower
Veto In 6V2 Years
WASHINGTON, UP) —Congress
turned its attention today to rela
tively minor matters after its first
veto-victory over President Eisen
how in his 6V£ years in office.
It goes back into high gear Sat
urday in a final spurt for hoped
for adjournment next Monday
just before the Washington ar
rival of Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev.
Both houses overrode Eisen
hower’s objections and passed fin
ally a $1,185,309,093 money bill to
finance flood control, harhor and
other public works projects. In
doing so, Congress upset the first
Eisenhower veto of the 146 he
has issued since 1953.
The House completed congres
sional action on a third-try billion
dollar housing bill which the
White House has indicated Eisen
hower will sign. He had vetoed
two earlier measures.
Sen. Bartlett Pleased
That Congress Overrode
Veto of Water Projects
WASHINGTON, UP)—Sen. Bart
lett described himself yesterday
as proud and pleased that Con
gress overrode President Eisen- -
hower’s veto of the water projects
bill.
“We in Alaska can be gratified
that four new projects which the
President opposed are not lost, as
they would have been if Congress
had succumbed to the President’s
desires,”. Bartlett said.
The four projects Eisenhower
didn’t like were:
For development of a small
boat harbor at Dillingham—$396;
850.
For clearing boulders from the
Naknek River—$20,475.
For channel work at Seldovia,
$238,875.
For study of the proposed Ram
part hydroelectric project — $48,
750.