THE
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LXI No. 9 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1959 _ Per Copy— 1
Eisenhower Tells Kremlin Leader
U.S. Woivt Be Pushed Around’
WASHINGTON, UP! — Preside4
Eisenhower said today Russia
must come to understand the
United States simply won’t be
pushed around in working for
world peace
Eisenhower told a news confer
ence that was the purport of his
message to Anastas Mikoyan, the
Soviet Deputy Premier, as he left
for home after his 'U. S. visit.
On a domestic political matter,
Eisenhower said he would favor
repeal of the present Constitu
tional ban on a third term for
Presidents.
Eisenhower has said repeatedly
that he would not 'be interested
— primarily because of his age
— in a'third term. There was no
indication in what he said today
that he has changed his mind
The subject came up when a
newsman recalled that Eisen
hower once said he thought it
“not wholly wise” for the thir l
term ban to have been written
into the Constitution.
In reply, the Pres;dent said he
still thinks it wasn’t a particularly
wise decision. He added that if
the American people want to make
any man their President^ then it
should be rp to them and he sees
ro objection to more than two
terms.
Then he went on to say he
would rather see the Constitu
tional amendment repealed than
kept.
Eisenhower said the Kremlin
leader offered no new proposal -
for relief of world tensions at
4heir meeting in the White House
last Saturday.
Referring then to the farewell
message he sent Mikoyan Tues
1 v, Eisenhower said the deputy
premier must be sure that Amer
ica wants peace
This country is willing to con
ciliate and negotiate, Eisenhower
went on, but the Soviets must un
derstand that the United S ates
simply wo4 ’t be pushed around.
Mikoyan’s Plane
Is Forced Down
In Newfoundland
ARGENTIA, Nfld., UP) — Anas
tas Mikoyan spent an unexpected
night at the U. S. Naval Base in
Newfoundland after the Scandi
navian airliner carrying the So
viet deputy premier homeward
was forced down with two engines
out.
Mikoyan — apparently unsha
ken by the mishap which set
nerves jangling in more than one
capitol — was to board another
plane today to resume his flight
to Copenhagen. He ended his 16
day visit to the United States
Tuesday and started home with a
party of five, including his son,
Sergo.
The airline ordered a plane
from Copenhagen to Newfound
land to pick up the stranded pas
sengers.
The pilot, Capt. Carl Schulz
berg, reported that he detected a
defective supercharger on No. 4
engine while 108 miles from Gan
der, Nfld.
“While trying to adjust this me
chanical condition, a fire broke
out in engine No. 1, which lasted
five or six seconds,” he said.
The plane came down at the
U. S. base at 8:04 p.m., shep
herded in through swirling snow,
by a Canadian Air Force rescue
plane and a Pan American air
liner
But Schulzberg brought the big
ship in smoothly after a ground
controlled approach.
After the landing, Mikoyan
calmly took a short stroll around
part of the NATO base from which
radar planes patrol the Atlantic
against any threat of Soviet at
tack on North America.
HURLOCK, Md., OP) — A 3-year
old boy walked a mile to get help
for his mother when she was
pinned in the wreckage of her
car.
Mrs. Elaine Bryan’s car had
on an icy patch of road
and overturned.
Her son, Mark, not hurt, walked
along the road until he enocun
terea Jerome Thomas, who came
to the rescue.
The.mother was not seriously
injured.
Cuban Executions
Now Total 247
HAVANA. UP — The distant
chatter of firing squad guns was
the curtain raiser for a massive
Havana rally today in support of
the revolutionary government’s
summary executions.
Rebel bullets cut down a dozen
men of ousted President Fulgen
cio Batista’s defeated armed
forces in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba’s
westernmost province. All had
been convicted of murder and
other war crimes in a three-hour
trial.
These, plus 19 previously un
reported executions — 11 at Car
denas in Matanzas Province and
8 at Jiguani in Oriente Province
— boosted the nationwide total
to 247.
Three others were reported un
der death sentences in Pinar Del
Rio and 38 in Oriente Province.
Strikers In Argentina
Set Off Bombs In Capitol
BUENOS AIRES, UP — Bomb
explosions jarred Buenos Aires
today as Argentina attempted to
recover from a two-day general
strike against President Arturo
Frondizi’s belt-tightening pro
gram.
The blasts were set off as lead
ers of the 62 Peronista unions de
fiantly announced after a secret
meeting that they had decieded to
continue the walkout indefinitely.
Unless the government cracks this
strike, it will keep such industries
as textiles and metals paralyzed.
Two other big labor groups
voted Tuesday night to call off the
strike, which began snowballing
last weekend. Many strikers have
gone back to work.
Several of the bombs were
aimed .at railway property and
may have been set off by dis
. ~runtied Peronistas or Commu
nists to interrupt the back-to-work
. movement
MANNED SPACE PROBE
TO BE MADE IN FEBRUARY
DES MOINES, UP) — The first
I flight of the XI5 that will start
: probing space with a man aboard
probably will be made sometime
in February, Dr. James A. Van
Allen, State University of Iowa
: space scientist, said here last
1 night. i
Ernie Cairns, Wien
Bus1! Pilot, Killed
In Nome Crash
Erme Cairns of Wien Airlines
vestDrdav morning when the
twin-engine Beechcraft plane he
was piloting burned while he was
making a forced landing near
Nome Field.
Cairns was a bush pilot, oper
ating out of Kotzebue, where he
resides, and he had brought his
wife to Nome to spend a few
uours, while he made a charter
flight to Gambell for passengers.
Shortly after take-off yester
day morning from Nome, it is
reported, he alterted the field that
his engine was on fire and he
would attempt to make a forced
landing. He was unable to land
safely, and crashed just south of
the field near the bunkhouse of
No. 6 dredge camp, and into a
pile of heavy pipe. The ship burst
into flame, and was completely
destroyed.
The Nome Fire Department and
Nome volunteers assisted in put
ting out the fire and removing
parts of the body. No fire equip
ment is maintained at the field.
Cairns had been a pilot for Wien
Airlines for about two years, and
previously had flown for Munz
Airways in this area. He leaves
his wife and two children, aged
two and four years, who will be
returning tb the States, where the
boiy is being shipped for burial.
C.A.B. and company officials
are scheduled to arrive today to
investigate the circumstances of
this tragic accident
Wreckage Believed
That of Missing
Christmas Fliers
FAIRBANKS, UP — Charred
remains believed to be those of
^aul Tovey and Phil Pentacost
were found in the wreckage of
their plane about 15 miles north
of Minto Monday.
Early fragmentary reports said
the plane burned.
The men had been the object
of an intensive and widespread
search since two days after
Christmas. They left Minto on a
wolf-hunting trip on Christmas
oay and said they would fly
toward Minchumina.
Minto is about 45 miles west of
Fairbanks.
Discovery of the wreckage and
bodies was reported by Bob Coo
per, who said he landed his plane
near the wreckage and saw two
bodies. One of the bodies was in
side the wreckage, the other out
side.
Cooper said it was difficult to
distinguish the plane from the
surrounding terrain because of
snow conditions since the crash.
NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA
IS APPOINTED BY IKE
WASHINGTON, UP) — Philip W.
Bonsai, a career diplomat, was
nominated by President Eisen
hower today to be the new Am
bassador to Cuba.
Bonsai, now Ambassador to Bo
livia, succeeds Earl E. T. Smith,
who resigned January 10 — a
few days after the forces of Fidel
Castro overthrew the government
of Pulsencio Batista.
Smith had been criticized by
the Castro forces as having been
favorable to the Batista govern
ment.
Doctors Offer Encouragement Today
For Governor Egan’s Recovery
SEATTLE, iffi — Alaska’s grave
ly. ill Governor was reported “re
sponding and slightly improved”.,
today more than 24 hours after
an emergency operation
Doctors said the condition of
Governor William Egan would re
main critical for several days, but
he came through the night better
than expected.
Dr. C. C. Carter of Juneau, who
accompanied Egan to Seattle, said:
“I feel very encouraged. The long
er it goes, the better it looks.”
The doctor said the Governor
was partly conscious during the
operation and “felt it a little.” He
said Egan was so weak it was
feared complete anesthesia would
be too dangerous. The operation
also disclosed there was no cancer.
Egan was in surgery for two
hours yesterday to relieve a bowel
obstruction and abdominal para
lysis.
The 44-year-old Democrat,
whose name is inseparably linked
with the vast northern territory’s
successful bid for statehood, talked
with members of his family today
and appeared cheerful.
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His wife, Neva, accompanied
him here Monday when he was
flown from Juneau. Their 11
year-old son, Dennis, came to Se
attle alone by plane yesterday.
Dr. Joel W. Baker, who headed
the team of surgeons performing
the operation, said immediately
afterwards that Egan’s chances
were “a little less than 50 per
cent.”
Later yesterday, however, Ba
ker gave a slightly more optimis
tic report. He said the Governor’s
condition remained critical but
that his immediate response was
encouraging.
Mrs. Egan said at the time she
was encouraged by the doctors’
reports.
Dr. Baker said that if the Gov
ernor recovers “he may be sub
ject to residual abcesses and
other complications. I should say
he will have to receive treatment
at the hospital here for two and
possibly four weeks.”
But the surgeon also said that
in event of recovery Egan will
suffer no permanent damage and
should be able to resume fully
his political career
Rivers Offers House
Hawaii Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON — Alaska has
joined her Pacific neighbor, Ha
waii, in its push for statehood
when United States Representa
tive Ralph Rivers introduced a
measure on January 19, that
would make the island Territory
the 50th State of the Union. By
this move, Congressman Rivers
combined the efforts of the new
est and largest state with that of
New York, the most populous, in
seeking to extend to our only re
maining Territory the benefits
Alaska has gained by its admis
tion to the union earlier this year.
United States Representative
Leo W. O’Brien (D-NY) introduced
a similar bill a few days before
Representative O’Brien also spon
sored the Alaska Statehood Bill,
which was enacted into law by
the 85th Congress.
FRANK COWDEN DIES
Francis Cowden, known to his
friends as Frank Cowden, aged
53, passed away this morning.
Cowden was employed here for
many years by the U.S.E.D. and
more recently has been stationed
at Galena.
THIRD FAMILY BEING
RELOCATED FROM GAMBELL
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Tatoowi and
their three children are being sent
to the States from Gambell on
St. Lawrence Island for reloca
tion.
This is the third family from
St. Lawrence Island to be trans
planted outside by the relocation
officer Jens ^orshaug, whose of
fice is in Fairbanks
MARY HERMAN DIZZ
AT SHISHMAREF HOMZ
Mary Herman, well known ma
triarch of Shishmaref, died at her
home last week, it has been re
ported.
She is survived by many of her
17 children, and has probably 60
grandchildren, and about 30 great
grandchildren.
Among her children livjng here
are Ben Herman, Mrs. Paul Tock
•too, Helen Attatayak, and Jack
Herman, and also Eugene Her
I man of Anchorage.
Inauguration Is
Postponed Until
Egan’s Recovery
JUNEAU, UP) — Plans for a
state-wide celebration toasting the
inauguration of the first state ad
ministration were postponed in
definitely Monday.
The action followed Governor
William Egan’s removal to Seattle
where he entered Virginia Mason
Clinic.
The inauguration celebration
had been planned for Juneau on
February 7, after two earlier
changes in the date.
Felix J. Toner of Juneau said
the decision to postpone the cele
bration came out of consideration
of the role Egan would have had
to play in the affair.
Secretary Hugh Wade took over
as Acting Governor after Egan
left for Seattle by plane.
Storms Surge Through
Midwestern States
KANSAS CITY, Mo., UF> — Win
ter’s worst storm moved rapidly
through the Ohio Valley today,
pusheq by a subzero surge of Arc
tic air.
Temperatures tumbled in the
snow-packed Great Plains. Read
ings as low as 15 to 25 below zero
are predicted for tonight in east
ern Nebraska and South Dakota. ^
The extreme cold is expected to
extend as far south as Texas and
Arkansas.
Strong winds continued, caus
ing considerable drifting. Many
roads were either blocked or re
duced to one way traffic.
Along the eastern edge of the
cold wave, sleet and freezing ra o
gripped the Mississippi Valley. St.
Louis, Mo., was almost paralyzed
by a hardening ice layer that
snapped power lines and made
streets and highways dangerous.
Twelve deaths have been attri
buted to the storm. All of the vic
tims were killed in traffic acci
dents on ice or snow cover'd
roads.