Teamster Chief
Challenges Right
Of Senate Probers
WASHINGTON, (£>—A top of
ficial of the giant teamsters un
ion today challenged the author
ity of senators investigating al
leged labor recketeering and re
fused to answer their questions.
Einar O. Mohn, executive vice
president of the International
BrptherhoOd of Teamsters, the
nation’s largest union, said he
didn’t believe the Senate- investi
gations subcommittee had “prop
er authority” for the inquiry it
has launched.
“And for that reason,” he said,
“I decline to answer any ques
tions."
The subcommittee called Mohn
for an explanation of telegrams
which it said he had sent to other
officials of the union in behalf oi
Dave Beck, the teamsters’ gener
al president. Beck is visiting
abroad.
The telegrams, calling the com
mittee’s probe a “fishing expedi
tion,” urged the union officials tc
challenge the group’s authority
before giving any testimony or
producing their records.
4stronomy Notes
' By OLAF HALVERSON
The brilliant white light of Ri
gel on Orion’s foot shines in great
contrast to the pink color of Be
telgeuse, which is the shoulder of
the Hunter.
Rigel, in the lower right hand
corner of the constellation Orion,
is a young star and, like Antares,
it is among the youngest of the
stars.
Rigel belongs to a group which
includes the hottest of all stars.
Even at a distance of 450 light
years, it still appears so brilliant
that it is one of our brightest
stars. It has been estimated that
in actual luminosity it exceeds
our sun about 13,000 times.
A blue star of the ninth magni
tude lies close beside Rigel. This
little star may be seen with a
small telscope.
Just to the west of Rigel wan
ders a crooked line of stars—first
toward Cetus, then southward to
ward the horizon. These stars
represent a river called Eridanus.
__v_
By circling in flocks, small
birds can outwit hawks, just as
; bombers staying in formation
I outwit attackers.
ft
He Don’t Wanna
Live in That
House No Longer*
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, (ff)— I
One night in the executive nan-1
sion was enough for James T.
Blair Jr., the new governor of
Missouri.
He and his family moved bag
and baggage back to their own
home in Jefferson City. He was
inaugurated Monday.
“The place is uncomfortable,”
said Blair. “The 'beds are as hard
as fcrocks.”
State Sen. John W. Noble; said
he didn’t blame the governo:: “for
not wanting to live in that rat
infested fire trap.”
I Missouri built the 32-room,
three-story m a n si o n in. the
French-Italian style in 1871 for
$50,000.* It sits high on a bluff
overlooking the Missouri River,
right above a freight yard where
bawling cows and squealing hogs
often disturb.
Blair reported there are 140
s*eps from basement to third
floor, which has the only modern
! plumbing in the house. The rest
is the old chain-pull type.
Sen. Noble promised tc push
legislation for a new mansion.
TROOP 67
Girl Scout Troop 67 did some
finger painting and finished up
the drawing and painting badge.
We chose a new badge called “My
Troop.” Our troop also picked out
something to do for the Court of
Awards in May.
—Barbara Mclver, Scribe
TROOP 68
Last meeting, our troop got
i their registration cars. We are
i making key cases for the Girl
Scout Bazaar.
—Diane Wilke, Scribe
!
TROOP 66 ( Brownies )
In the Brownies we are making
; hand puppets. We got our Brown
ie certificates on Saturday, Jan.
i 12. On that day there were four
Brownies present.
—Alice Atuk, Scribe
SCOKCHY SMITH
.THIS CAPEF? SEEMS ^
ALMOST TOO EAS'W/
i^i“°
2
i
.
,
.
. HALF ACRF- CASTLE
II- I H-SURE, SURE,
< OH, STEVE, WHEN I SUGGESTED I'LL TAKE
THAT VOU AND CHUB GO AWAY THE fAlNTS
FORTHE WEEKEND I MEANT ALONG/f'
TO REST AND RELAX AND USE
THOSE OIL PAINTS I BOUGHT
BUT CAN YOU THINK
OF ANYTHING MORE
RELAXING THAN A
LONG GLIDE DOWN
ALONG SNOWY
SLOPE ON A NICE
f OH,THAT FATHER OF YOURS... HES i—
ALWAYS GOT TO BE 9DINC SOMETHlNc!
—I GUESS I'LL NEVER GET H/M )-'
^ TO JUST SIT POWN '
.
.
-
rr'U- DO THEM BOTH )
GOO0 TO GETAVvAV l-v
FOR A COUPLE «-<3- OH ,
\ OF RA,y$/ i
BUT IDO HOPE Ti CNOWINOCHUBByJ
WON'T OET IN ANY I'M SURE. HE -
5KIING ACCIDENT?/ | WON'T—
M ' -
f- HIS ONLY RANGER,
IS BEING AN
I innocent
y^BAR-STANPER /
11
I\T//
.
Stassen Disclaims
Telegram Advising
Against Nixon
WASHINGTON, (/Pt—Harold E.
Stassen yesterday branded as
“fraudulent” a telegram over his
name urging the Republican Na
tional Committee to keep the
party and country “safe” from
Vice President Richard Nixon
and Sen. William F. KnowlancJ.
Tile telegram was a brief sen
sation in maneuvering over the
approaching election of a new
Republican national chairman to
succeed Leonard Hall, who has
resigned effective Feb. 1.
Rep. B. Carroll Reece of Ten
nessee, committee member and
one-time national chairman, told
reporters he had received the tel
egram from Stamford, Conn.,
signed ~ with Stassen’s name. He
said it read:
“The time has come for liber
als to take a stand. Let’s keep the
future of the party and country
safe from the Nixons and the
Knowlands. Let’s elect Meade Al
corn chairman and really clean
up the mess.”
Alcorn, GOP national commit
teeman from Connecticut, report
edly has the inside track for elec
tion to succeed Hall.
Stassen, special assistant to
President Eisenhower for disarm
ament problems, was in New
York for the United Nations'
meeting. Reached by reporters
there, Stassen said:
“I have sent no telegram. I
have authorized no telegram. This
is a false and fraudulent telegram
and I am starting an immediate
investigation to find out who is
responsible for putting my name
on it.”
Snow and Severe Cold
Slows Stream of
Refugees From Hungary
VIENNA, m—Only 270 Hun
garian refugees have crossed into
Austria in the past 24 hours, ap
parently because of severe cold
and heavy snow.
Austrian police reported one
woman refugee froze to death and
her 21-month-old daughter suf
fered severe frostbite when they
got lost in a snowstorm during
the trip across the frontier.
The Vienna newspaper Bild
telegraf said a Hungarian state
dancing troupe of 86 which passed
through enroute to an appearance
in Paris would remain in the
West.
Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Dewey Goodrich
President
<«(>*<*? W. Mecklenburg
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
STAN MORGAN, President
ALASKA CHAPTER T~). I
Order of Eastern Star
Meets 1st k 3rd Monday of each month
0 Betty Edwards
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Robt. K. Lewis, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewie, See.
Meets in ana art ,rburaday each month
f 1 ;