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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LIX NO. 40 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 19Per Copy—15*
HUGE TORNADO HITS DALLAS,
LEAVING DEATH, DESTRUCTION
By WHITEY SAWYER
DALLAS, UP)—A giant tornado
lashed viciously out of a black
rain cloud and knifed a deadly
21-mile path across Dallas yester
day at 4:15 p.m. as thousands of
people watched in fear and awe.
Ten persons were killed and
about 196 were treated in hospi
tals. Some were reported to be in
critical condition.
Damage to property that was
turned into rubble was estimated
at some $4 million by O. Wright,
deputy police chief. Some 500
homes were destroyed or dam
aged, he said.
Thunderheads hovered north
and south of Dallas as emergency
crews continued to search thru
shredded timber, brick and other
debris.
Winds of gale force with heavy
thundershowers and hail battered
the area again early today.
Also in Oklahoma
Tornadoes also plowed into
Federal to Spend
$1,395,000 to Help
Alaska Airports
WASHINGTON, UP)—The gov
ernment announced today it will
spend more than $1,395,000 in the
year starting July' 1 to help Alas
ka communities build and im
prove airports.
It is part of an airport improve
ment program totaling $62,205,226
in the nation. It is the third of
four annual programs 'authorized
by Congress and administered by
the Civil Aeronautics Admin.
As in the previous programs,
local interests will match federal;
funds on a 50-50 basis. The Com- j
merce Dept., which announced
the allocations, said these funds
now are available or will be pro
vided.
The largest Alaska allocation is
$262,500 for the municipal airport
at Dillingham. The others:
Kotzebue, Ralph Wien Airport,
$75,000; Shaktolik, Shaktolik Air
port, $45,000; Teller, Municipal
Airport, $112,500; Kobuk, Kobuk
Airfield, $37,500.
And airports at Akiak, $60,000;
Allakaket, $63,750; Haines, $56,
250; Hughes, $112,500; Kalskag,
$75,000; Ketchikan, $75,000; Map
amute, $71,250; Nondalton, $37,
500; Port Graham, $75,000; Sel
dovia, $22,500; Stony River,
$63,750; Wrangell, $75,000.
U.S. CRITICIZES REDS
IN HUNGARY OF
‘WORST PRACTICES’
WASHINGTON UPC-The United
States today accused Moscow’s
puppet regime in Hungary of re
verting to “some of the worst
practices of the Stalinist terror.”
It charged in a statement fur
thermore that the continued pres
ence of Russian forces in Hun
gary shows the regime of Janos
Kadar “does not have the confi
dence of the people and cannot
exist without the protection of
Soviet troops.”
The U.S. statement was prompt
ed by a joint pronouncement is
sued in Moscow March 28 by the
Soviet and Hungarian govern
ments which reasserted the Soviet
Communist policy that the United
Nations has no right to interest
itself in the Hungarian problem.
southern Oklahoma and killed at
least five persons. Another person
was killed near Paris, Texas, as a
series of tornadoes skipped around
north Texas.
The tornado lashed out of a
black rainstorm. An estimated
100,000 persons watched as it
swayed a leisurely, jerky course
from South Oak Cliff thru West
Dallas and Northwest Dallas. For
40 horror-filled minutes the lash
ing funnel filled the dark sky
above a frozen city.
The twister came on election
day, just as rush hour traffic was
starting shortly after 4 p.m.
Traffic piled up into fantastic
jams all over western Dallas.
"Like a Freight Train"
“Oh, Lawd, it roared down like
a freight train and then was on us
tearing our house down,” Robert
Thurman, 31, sobbed. Blood oozed
from a wound in his head. He
trembled from shock as he sat
beside his injured wife at Park
land Hospital. She wept quietly,
sitting in a wheel chair.
The hospital was jammed with
crying, wailing, bloody people.
There were dozens of children, |
many numb and soaked with
blood.
The funnel was one of a series
of twisters which hopped over the
state. Other scattered injuries
and damage were reported. A
wide band of the northwest part
of Texas was under a severe
weather warning.
Panic in the Streets
Panic rose in the streets as the
traffic piled up.
“I’ve got to get out of this jam
—it’s hitting my house and my
wife is home,” a tearful old man
begged and cried.
Many simply abandoned their
autos, fearing the tornado was
heading toward them. Police cars
and ambulances, their sirens
‘screaming, fought for passage.
VOLNEY RICHMOND SR., 86, OF
N.C. COMPANY, DIES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, OP)—'Volney Rich
mond Sr., 86, chairman of the
board of the Northern Commer
cial Co., and a Pioneer of Alaska,
died here last night after an ill
ness of two weeks.
Coming to the Pacific coast from
New York in 1897, Richmond
joined the gold rush to Dawson.
He joined the Alaska Commercial
Co. in 1900 as a clerk. In 1912 he
moved to San Francisco and was
associated with the Northern
j Commercial Co. of California, suc
cessor to the Alaska company.
In 1922 Richmond and a group
of employes bought the company’s
stock and organized the Northern
Commercial Co., with headquar
ters in Seattle. Richmond was
named president.
Trained in independence of ac
tion and a strong sense of respon
sibility to communities served, his
efforts to encourage all agents and
associates to practice these prin
ciples as basic policies of the firm
were successful. No operation was
ever closed without forethought
to insure against hardship; no new
I operation started without first
j considering in the broadest sense
; the benefits to both customers
| and the community or industry to
be served.
As a younger man Richmond
was active in a number of civic
and business entei*prises, here
and in Alaska. He was a former
trustee of the Washington Mutual
Savings Bank and a director of
the Pacific National Bank.
He was a former director of the
Seattle Fur Exchange and former
chairman of the Alaska Commit
tee of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce. For many years Rich
mond was a member of the Advis.
ory Board of the ChJdren’s Orth
opedic Hospital. He also was a
member of the Masonic Lodge in
Fairbanks.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons, four grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
Succeeding him in 1953 when
he retired as president and be
came chairman of the Board of
Directors is his son, Volney Rich
mond Jr. Another son, Howard, is
vice president of the company.
It is requested that no flowers
be sent to the funeral which is
scheduled for tomorrow at 11 a.m.
from the Bonney Watson Funeral
Home. Contributions may be made
either to the Washington Heart
Assn, or the Children’s Orthopedic
Hospital.
Eisenhower Says
Prospects Are Good for
Future Tax Reduction
WASHINGTON, UP)—President
Eisenhower said today the pros
pects are good for future tax re
ductions. But he declined to fore
cast any cuts next year.
Eisenhower made it clear at«his
news conference he expects rising
national production and increas
ing government revenues—rather
than substantial cuts in his spend
ing budget—to imike tax reduc
tions possible.
Alaska’s Power
Future Seen as in
Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE, UP)—A prediction
that in the “not too distant fu
ture” Alaska may see the same
kind of power development as in
the Pacific Northwest was made
today before the opening session
of the three-day Northwest Pub
lic Power Assn, convention.
The forecast was by Brig. Gen.
Louis H. Foote, Portland, district
engineer for the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. Gen. Foote was un
able to attend because he was
called to Washington but it was
read for him.
In the address, Gren. Foote said
about 25 million kilowatts of hy
droelectric power are being gen
erated in the IDS. pow. Incom
plete studies of Alaska indicate,
he said, there are about 15 million
kilowatts there of “reasonably
priced power available for devel
opment.”
“We have been able to prepare
a reasonably accurate inventory
of possible power sites which is
proving valuable in the formula
tion of plans for the development
of Alaska,” he said.
“Further investigations are now
either under way or contemplated
at Wood Canyon, Cooper Lake,
Ptarmigan Lake, Bradley Lake
and Grant Lake in the Dillingham
area, and several other sites in
southeastern Alaska.
ELECTION RETURNS
FOR CITY OF NOME
-—
Alaska Questionnaires
Reflect Fear of Higher i
Taxes With Statehood
WASHINGTON, WV-Rep. Mil
ler (R-Neb) said today much of
the opposition among Alaskan
residents to immediate statehood
stems from fear of increased tax
ation.
Miller, a member of the House
Interior and Insular Affairs Com
mittee, said he has received 1,056
replies to a questionnaire sent to
Alaska. He said 902 oppose imme
diate statehood, while 154 favor it.
“I am amazed at this,” Miller
said. “I thought it would be the
other way around.” Miller said,
however, he still thinks he will
support statehood.
Miller said those opposed to im
mediate statehood point out that
taxes in Alaska are now higher
per capita than in any state in the
United States. He said they be
lieve statehood would increase the
rate.
DEMOCRATS
KEEP CONRTOL
OF U.S. SENATE
By ROBERT E. FORD
DALLAS, UP)—Democrats nailed
down control of the U.S. Senate
today with a victory by Ralph
Yarborough over his other sena
torial candidates.
The affable Yarborough, 53,
came back from four previous
•election defeats to swamp another
Democrat, the nationally known
Rep. Martin Dies of the Un-Amer
ican Activtites Committee fame,
and the GOP hopeful, Thad
Hutcheson, his only close oppo
nents.
Republicans had high hopes of
winning with Hutcheson and tak
ing over Senate leadership. The
Democrats have a paper-thin 49
47 edge there now. A GOP victory
would have created a 48-48 tie
which Vice President Nixon could
break in favor of the Republicans.
The victor is a strong party
backer. He refused to bolt to
President Eisenhower in 1952 and
1956 when many Texas Democrats
went over to the President’s side.
Eisenhowed carried this nor
mally Democratic state both times.
Public Relations Manager
For Gospel Broadcasters
Here to Make Home
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palm
quist and small son Phillip arrived
yesterday to join other members
of the growing staff of the Gospel
Broadcasters.
Mr. Palmquist, who comes from
Dellas, Texas, will be public re
lations manager for the broad
casting project over which the
group are very enthusiastic.
Asked how long he would be
here, Palmquist said, “Nome is
home now.”
MICHIGAN VOTERS
AGAINST SPENDING
DETROIT, UP)—If it meant
spending money, Michigan voters
were against it in Monday’s elec
tion. Bond issues totaling at least
$35,757,000 got decisive rejections
from voters in Michigan cities and
towns. The two approvals totaled
$2,140,000.
Mayor Steffen Andersen was
elected mayor of Nome for the
seventh time in the City elec
tion held yesterday at which
401 ballots were cast.
The official ballot results are:
MAYOR
Steffen Andersen . 354
COUNCILMEN
(Vote for three)
Don F. Hungerford . 264
Pete Reader . 211
"Ernie" Bohrer . 209
Keith Hedreen . 145
Roscoe J. Wilkie . 134
Paul A. Mandeville . 10&
Silvano “Mike” Viveiros .... 55
CITY CLERK
Robert F. Scott . 351
CITY TREASURER
William W. Tuttle . 351
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
(Five-year term)
George A. Bayer .. 347
NOME LIGHT & POWER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBERS
(Three-year term. Vote for one)
Nels Swan berg Jr. . 336
(Five-year term. Vote for one)
Stanley R. Morgan . 218
William T. Haley . 160
Los Angeles Mayor
Poulson Re-Elected
LOS ANGELES, (4T—M a y o r
Norris Poulson was re-elected to
a four-year term by a landslide
vote in the city’s primary election,
yesterday.
But incomplete returns gave
him more than 60 percent of the
total vote cast for all five candi
dates. While the election was non
partisan, Poulson is a Republican.
Reports That Ike
Will Resign Are
‘Worst Rot’
By Marvin L. Arrowsmilh
WASHINGTON, UP>—President
Eisenhower said today reports he
will resign before the end of his
second term and turn his duties
over to Vice President Nixon are
the worst rot he has heard since
taking office.
Eisenhower also told a news
conference, in comment on his
speedy trip to Gettysburg last
Friday, he has issued orders that
his limousine is never to exceed
the speed limit at any place.
A reporter told Eisenhower
there have been reports and ru
mors lately that he might step out
of the presidency when world
conditions permit and have Nixon,
take over.
Eisenhower appeared to regis
ter some surprise. Then he said
emphatically those reports are
the worst rot he has heard since
he has been in office.
Showing irritation, the Presi
dent said he knows of no reason
why any speculative writer should
doubt his basic integrity and hon
esty. He recalled that when he
announced for a second term he
reported that his doctors felt he
was able to carry on, and that he
himself had decided he was able.