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Sen. Johnson Says
Demos. Will Meet
Ike Hall Way
By ERNEST B. VACCARO
WASHINGTON, UP) - Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.)
pledged victorious Democrats to
day to meet President Eisenhower
tit least halfway to avoid partisan
warfare in the two years ahead.
The Senate Majority Leader said
that a nation “cannot exist in the
field of foreign affairs and defense
when it speaks with two voices.”
At the same time, Johnson
sketched the broad outlines of a
12-point legislative program, some
parts of which are certain to draw
Eisenhower’s fire.
Johnson also took obvious note
of Eisenhower’s campaign speeches
calling some Democrats spend
thrifts, radicals, boondogglers and
gloomdogglers, but said his party
would not seek revenge.
“Every campaign, of course,
produces its exaggerations and its
heated remarks,” said Johnson,
who with House Speaker Sam
Rayburn will lead the next Con
gress.
“Some people will' say things —
when they see a few votes fading
away — which they would never
say upon reflection.”
The Democrats will give the
President the same type of coop
eration that he has received from
us ever since he came into office,”
Johnson said.
When the Democrats agree with
the President, they will try to sup
port him, Johnson said, and when
they disagree, they will try to
present constructive alternatives.
Some of the proposals Johnson
outlined today appeared certain
to win opposition from Eisenhow
er, who re-emphasized at a Wed
nesday news conference what he
called the dangers of reckless
spending.
Gen. Montgomery
Is Challenged To
Duel Italian
LONDON, (JR — Field Marshal '
Viscount Montgomery turned
down yesterday a challenge to
a duel jvith an infuriated Italian
eager to avenge the honor of
Italy.
The controversial British mili
tar leader published his memoirs
this week and was particularly
scathing about the fighting qualir
ties of Italian troops.
Monty, informed by newsmen of
the Italian’s offer to settle mat
ters on the field of honor, said he
would be delighted to receive the
challenge.”
“But I shall do nothing about
it except frame it,’ he added, “and
stick it on the wall.”
London newspapers said the
gauntlet had been thrown down in
Rome by Vincenze Caputo, de
scribing himself as “National
President of the Italian Nation
alist Association.”
Rhode Island Senator
Will Ask For
Amendment Repeal
PROVIDENCE, R. I., UP) — Sen.
John O. Pastore (D-R. I.) says he
will ask the new Congress to re
peal the 22nd amendment, which
limits Presidents to two terms.
He said he is convince the
“lame-duck strait jacket,” in
which the amendment encased
President Eisenhower was partly
responsible for Tuesday’s Demo
cratic landslide.
Pastore, who was re-elected
Tuesday, also said in an inter
view: “The only Republicans elec
ted to the Senate are anti-Eisen
hower’ Republicans like Barry
Goldwater.
“The President can’t keep any
body in line. Everybody’s jockey
ing for power. A week before the
election the whole Republican or
ganization was in a state of con
fusion.”
Moscow Parade
Accents Peace
By HAROLD K. MILKS
MOSCOW, UFi — The Soviet
Union placed the accent on peace
today in a Red Square parade cel
ebrating the 41st anniversary of
the Bolshevik Revolution.
The display of military equip
ment contained nothing new. The
equipment rumbled past the re
viewing stand atop the Lenin
Stalin Tomb in seven minutes.
Marshal Rodion Malinovsky
called the tune in a speech hailing
the “fight for peace,” which he
said is “meeting stubborn resis
tance from the ruling circles of
the United States and Britain.”
“Thanks to the tireless concern
of our people, of the Communist
Party and the government,” the
Soviet Defense Minister said, “the
Soviet Armed Forces have every
thing necessary to deal a destruc
tive counterblow at the aggres
sors should they dare to unleash
a new World War.”
When the military procession
ended, swarms of sportsmen in
vivid blues, reds and greens
strutted in front of the reviewing
stand. Then came the people. They
carried pictures of Lenin, Khrush
chev, President Klementi Voro
shilov and Presidium members.
TWINS HAVE
DIFFERENT BIRTHDAYS
ST. CHARLES, Mo., CPt — The
Keelsch twins will have different
birthdays.
John Wesley Keelsch was born
at St. Joseph's Hospital in St.
Charles at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
His sister, Lelia Mae, was born at
1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“It’s the longest interval be
tween multiple births in my ex
perience,” said Dr^ Rene Dumon
tier.
"HOW TO CHEAT ME . .
HOLLYWOOD, M — A Holly
wood auto dealer is offering, a
free book. The title: “How to
Cheat an Automobile Dealer.”
20 Marooned Men Rescued From
Floating Ice Near North Pole
ANCHORAGE, lffl — Drifting
Station A’s 20 marooned men
were snatched to safety last night
in a dramatic, Arctic rescue car
ried out in the eerie light of flick
ering flares.
All 20 of the rescued scientists
and airmen were reported to be
in excellent condition despite their
dreary five days of isolation in ice
and snow at the top of the world.
They were stranded Sunday on
the desolate and windswept
reaches of the Arctic Ocean, 300
miles from the North Pole, when
an unseasonal polar storm ripped
their mile square ice floe apart.
The scientific station they were
maintaining on the floe was an
International Geophysical Tfear
project.
They were whisked to safety
last night as a plane from Thule,
Greenland, guided only by the
flickering lights of a row of flares
set out by the ice islanders them
selves, landed and hustled them
aboard.
The operation was a hazardous
one because the Arctic winter
knows no light. There is only the
inky blackness of constant night.
The 11 Air Force men and nine
Civilians were to be flown to
Thule and then to Ladd Air Force
Base, Fairbanks, Alaska, the base
of operations for most of the ci
vilians and the home base for the
Air Force personnel.
The 10-foot thick ice floe, first
manned as an IGY scientific sta
tion in the spring of 1957, was
ripped into two sections when the
raging Arctic storm broke over
it Sunday.
The men were marooned on the
campsite half, which was about
1,000 feet square. About half of
the 4,000-foot runway used to sup
ply the station was on the other
half.
As the rescue plane drew close
to the maroned men last night,
they were informed of its ap
proach by radio. They made a
j dash by small boats across a mile
and a half of open water from
their refuge to the runway half
of the island and lit flares to
guide the rescue plane.
The chief scientist was George
Cvijanovich of Columbia Univer
sity, New York. Another one of
the civilians was Father Thomas
Cunningham of Barrow, Alaska,
an expert on polar ice conditions.
The Air Force said there prob
ably would be no attempt to get
personnel back on the abandoned
island this winter, because of the
danger of carrying out such an
operation in total darkness.
Strange Noise
Cancels Air Force
Moon Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., W —
A Strange knocking noise inside
the missile early-' today caused
postponement of the latest Air
Force attempt to shoot a satellite
around the moon.
The huge Pioneer moon rocket
glowed in the rays of floodlights
for more than two hours in a driv
ing rainstorm before the launch
was called off.
The Air Force has two more
chances to shoot for the moon
this month — in the early morn
ing hours of Saturday and Sun
day, and then only within a cri
tical- time period of 18 to 20
minutes.
The time on a mflon launching
is very critical because the earth
and moon are in the opportune
position for just brief periods
each day.
If the missilemen fail to fire
within the specified time, they
will have to wait until early in
December.
The launching was less than an
hour away from zero when the
noise was heard. The trouble ap-.
parently could not be pinpointed
soon enough to get.the rocket off
during the critical time limit.
Two other moon rocket attempts
have failed.
WEATHER FORECAST
Continued fair tonight and Sat
urday. Low tonight 0 to 5, high
tomorrow 15.
Earthquake Hits
Hokkaido In
Northern Japan
TOKYO, UP) — A major earth
quake spawned deep in the Pa
cific rolled over northern Japan
in a thunderous wave today. It
smashed windows and broke
power lines.
No casualties or serious dam
age were reported, however.
A tidal wave alert was flashed
immediately across the main
northern island of Hokkaido and
northern Honshu, but was can
celed later.
Unusual wave action was re
ported from Wake Island, east of
Japan. A weak tidal wave hit
Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands of
Oahu and Kauai reported rises
of about a foot along their
shores.
There were no immediate re
ports of injuries or damage.
The quake rumbled and jerked
across Hokkaido for two terrifying
minutes, beginning at 7:58 a.m.
Lesser shocks surged as far south
as Yokohama, a distance of some
600 miles.
The fact that the quake was born
an estimated 60 miles below the
j ocean floor east of Hokkaido was
believed to have saved Japan
from extensive loss.
It was Japan’s worst earth
i shake in five years.
MIKE TELLS PIONEERS
FUTURE IS FANTASTIC
66rjTHIRTY-ONE OF THE thirty-three strategic min
-J3- erals are in Alaska, and most of them,£ight here
on Seward Peninsula,” stated Mike Stepovich when
he adddressed the members of the Pioneers of Alaska,
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700 Million Herring
Makes Rich Harvest
NANAIMO, B. C., UP) — One of
British Columbia’s richest harvests
has been taken from the Gulf of
Georgia during the past few weeks
in the 1,600-foot nets of a record
herring fleet.
An estimated 700,000,000 of the
oil-rich silver fish — enough to
feed the world breakfast — was
brailed into bulging holds, and
added to the province’s maritime
revenue. __ .
The herring business is big busi
ness, estimated at over $10,000,
000 yearly, and second only to
salmon in its importance to the
marine economy.
Most of the fish will be turned
into meal and oil, with a small
percentage frozen, smoked or sold
on the fresh market.
3C6 MILLION FOR BASES
WASHINGTON, UP) — The Air
Force yesterday announced it is
releasing 306 million dollars for
construction work at various bases
l and installations. Alaska was al
lotted $2,527,000.
• Igloo No. 1, at their meeting on
! Wednesday.
One of the most important im
provements for Alaska today, he
i stated, is the development of nat
ural power. “The power potential
is here and we will get it if we
keep trying. It took since 1916
to get Statehood, but power de
velopment should not.take that
long, because the eyes of the world
are on Alaska today.”
“Alaska may some day supplv
other States with agricultural
products,” he told the Pioneers as
there are thousands of acres
known to be excellent for this
purpose, and growing areas are
being crowded out in many of the
states. People must eat, and
Alaska can grow things.”
“Our future is fantastic, but it
will take time.”
Mr. and Mrs. Stepovich left on
Thursday morning after talking 1o
the students of Nome High School.
They returned here today, and
boarded the Alaska Airlines flight
to Anchorage.
Mike Stepovich will be on hand
:in Juneau to meet. Secretary of
I the Interior Seaton when Mr.
! Seaton arrives from Washington.
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