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Improvement In
GOP Prospects,
Says Alcorn,
WASHINGTON, UP) — Republi
can National Chairman Meade Al
corn told President Eisenhower
Saturday there has been a dra
matic improvement in Republican
prospects in Tuesday’s elections.
Alcorn said his optimism was
based on contacts with party lead
ers in 40 states in the last two
or three days.
At the White House after con
ferring with Eisenhower, Alcorn
told reporters that the situation
on the whole “appeared to be im
proving at a vary rapid pace.”
He said in only one state —
which he would not identify —
was it reported that the Demo
crats were maintaining their cam
paign momentum. In every other
state in the 40 he covered, Alcorn
said, the Democratic campaign
was deteriorating markedly.
Hallowe’en Fun Ends
In Tragedy For
Pittsburgh Family
PITTSBURGH, UP) — Hallowe’en
trick or treat visits to neighbors’
homes ended in death for a little
“space man” and his “white bun
ny” sister as they stepped into
the path of a truck.
The horror-stricken mother of
Gary Malek, 6, and his sister,
Gayler, 5, snatched her younger
child, 2-year-old Gloria, to safety
as the older children were crushed
under the heavy vehicle Friday
night.
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Ike To Address
Colombo Pact
At Seattle
WASHINGTON, (#1 — President
Eisenhower will go 40 Seattle No
vember 10 to address a meeting of
Colombo Pact nations.
The White House said Saturday
the President’s talk will open the
foreign minister’s session Of the
consultive committee at i0:30 a.m.
in the Olympic Hotel.
The meeting of the 19 Colombo
nations including the United
States, has been going oh in Se
attle since October 20 among a
lower rank of representatives.
Secretary of States Dulles is to
preside at the meeting of foreign
ministers.
The Colombo Plan was estab
lished to foster cooperative eco
nomic development in South and
Southeast Asia.
FINALLY GOT HER REVENGE!
ALLEGHENY, N. Y„ UP) — Ger
aldine Giardini, 20, has married
the state trooper she met when
he arrested her for reckless driv
ing.
She became the bride of Trooper
Robert McGinty, 25, at South
Vandalia.
She met McGinty two years ago
after a minor accident that cost
her a $15 fine for reckless driving.
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T-B Still A
Danger, Says
Alaska Association
On October 1, 472 Alaskans
were hospitalized for tuberculosis
under the auspices of three offi
cial agencies. Of these, 441 were
beneficiaries of the Alaska Native
Health Service, 22 of the Alaska
Department of Health, and 9 were
Veterans Administration patients.
An additional 1500 persons were
receiving drug treatment at home.
These figures were brought out
at a .special staff and committee
meeting of the Alaska Tubercu
losis Association which met earl
ier this week to plan future pro
gram activities of the organization.
Members of the group discussed
the encouraging decline of tuber
culosis morbidity and mortality
rates in Alaska as well as through
the United States, but expressed a
concern about the complacency
and misconceptions this progress
is apt to create. They agreed that
it would be especially unfortu
nate in Alaska, which has one of
the highest tuberculosis rates in
the country, its death rate among
native peoples being ten times
that of the United States.
“Now, more than ever,” they
agreed, “should the Alaska Tu
berculosis Association keep the
public alerted to the dangers of
tuberculosis, and until Alaska’s
tuberculosis figures are substan
tially lowered, we must continue
to encourage and participate in
research programs on a national
level, and support and assist in
programs dealing with rehabilita
tion, early diagnosis and patient
services.”
Nome-Born Architect
Named To Head
Exposition Planning
Paul Thiry of Seattle, named
last -week as primary architect for
the Century 21 Exposition and
Civic Center development, was
selected from among 35 Washing
ton State architects.
Thiry was born in Nome. Mis
activities in the State of Wash
ington include the State Library
at Olytnpfb, Women’s Dormitories
at Washington State College, and
a science building at the Western
College of Education in Belling
ham. —
Thiry has traveled widely in
Europe and Asia. He is the author
of “Churches ahd Temples,” a
book dealing with architectural
developments in buildings of wor
ship, and has another book ih
preparation. He is serving a third
term as a member of the Seattle
Planning Commission.
FOUR CHILDREN DEAD IN
OKLAHOMA HOME FIRE
ARDMORE, Okla., Iff! — FoUr
children were burned to death
early Saturday as a fire swept
through their rural home.
The father, Charles Pasley, 32.
and his wife, Dorothy, 30, were
taken to a hospital.
WHY WORRY?
CALL US
and RELAX!
Alaska’s Minerals Are Attractive To
Japan, Only If Lahpr Costs Are Cut
TOKYO — Japanese govern
ment officials said last week that
Alaska’s 30 different types of min
eral resources are a particular at
traction. Last month an official
Japanese delegation investigated
Alaskan coal resources at Cor
dova.
They said Uhcle Sam’s 49th
State is waiting for capital invest
ment and technical assistahce to
develop its resources, and inti
mated that Japan is interested in
supplying both.
Japanese capital already has be
gun to enter Alaska. Under an ]
agreement with the U. S. Lepart-!
ment of Interior, Japanese indus
try is establishing a 25-million
dollar Alaska Pulp and Lumber
Co. to take advantage of timber
resources.
Pulp deliveries from the Japan
ese-owned mill near Sitka are
scheduled to begin late next year
to feed Japan’s growing rayon
and chemical industries. It is not
yet decided whether shipments
will be made directly across the
North Pacific or by way of Seattle.
Coal developments in the Cor
dova area also appear promising.
U. N. Approves U. S.
Plan For Suspension
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., UP) —
The United Nations Saturday ap
proved over Soviet opposition a
U. S.-backed proposal calling for
suspension of nuclear tests while
the Geneva Big Three talks are on.
The 81-nation political commit
tee voted for the plan 49-9 with
23 abstentions after a bitter pro
cedural wrangle that lasted past
midnight.
The ballot was hailed as a vic
tory for the West. Diplomats held
little hope, however, it would do
much to Win agreement at Geneva
where the United States, Britain
and Russia are negotiating over
an international systehi to police
a ban on tests.
j .T-toa-x^*1 government officials
\ balled attention to a group of 500
j 1 miners who were
sent to West Germany to work in
mines there. There were indica
j tions that a similar arrangement
with Alaska would be welcomed
i if Alaskan State oficials and the
| . S. f Government approved the
move.
They said the Japanese miners
have earned a high reputation for
efficiency in the German mines.
Tne reduced labor cost is another
big factor. Entry of Japanese
miners ihto this coutttry would be
for a limited period. A pattern
for such labor was set in Califor
nia where Japanese farm youths
on 18-month visas have been
working in fruit orchards and veg
etable fields. Organized labor in
California bitterly protested the
importation of Japanese labor for
this work.
Alaska has a population of
25U.OCO. Labor costs are considered
high and this could be a factor in
limiting its economic development,
Japanese government spokesmen
pointed out.
At present, Japan imports U. S.
coking coal from New Orleans and
East Coast ports for its rapidly
growing steel industry. Shipments
cf coking coal from Alaska would
cut the 10,000-mile supply dis
tance about in half. This in turn
could reduce Japan’s steel-making
costs.
Japanese oficials cautioned,
however, that reduced freight
costs could be offset by the higher
t price of labor in Alaska. No deci
! sion yet has been made on the
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