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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—-MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LX No. 94 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958 Per Copy—154
Engineers Announce $275,000,000
Ballistic Missile Detector Station
To Be Built Soon Near Tanana
ANCHORAGE, UP) — An of
ficial announcement was made
today of a multi-million dollar
construction project that has been
a general conversation piece for
several weeks.
The announcement was issued
in the Alaska District Corps of
Engineers headquarters in a pre
bid conference on housing facil
ities for 800 workmen at Clear
on the Alaska Railroad. Bids on
the housing project are to be
opened Aug. 19.
Details of the initial stage of
what is reported to be a huge
ballistic missile detector station
at Clear were outlined by Alaska
District Engineer Col. W. C.
. Gribble. ?
Col. Gribble said the housing
project is part of a larger job
that he is “not at the present
time at liberty to discuss.” As
early as last winter, it had been
reported that Clear was to be
the site for a $275,000,000 ballis
tic missile detector installation.
The hearing on the housing
project was attended by some 75
representatives of construction
firms and unions. The project is
to include:
1. Thirteen barrack-type build
ings, to house 800 men.
2. Three dining halls.
3. Several warehouses'.
4. General utilities.
5. General excavations and
clearing of a 70-acre building site.
District engineer spokesmen
said the Alaska Railroad is plan
ning to construct spur lines to
serve the big missile warning
site. One report received several
weeks ago said the railroad would
be rerouted about 25 miles
around the site.
Although the official announce
ment of the project was not made
until yesterday, it had been re
liably reported for some weeks
that the project was in the “draw
ing board” stage and that con
tractors were preparing to bid.
Clear is located on the flat
terrain between the Nenana and
Tanana Rivers, about 320 miles
north of Anchorage.
Northwestern
Election District
The Election Districts of the
Northwestern Election District are
composed of the voting precincts
as listed below.
ELECTION DISTRICT 21
Barrow
Wain wright
ELECTION DISTRICT 22
Candle
Deering
Kiana
* Kivalina
Kotzebue
Noatak
Noorvik
Point Hope
Selawick
Shungnak
ELECTION DISTRICT 23
Golovin (Chinik)
Elim
Gambell
Haycock
Koyuk
Little Creek
Nome
Savoonga
Shaktoolik
Shishmaref
Solomon
Stebbins
St. Michael
Teller
Unalakleet
Wales
White Mountain
ELECTION DISTRICT 24
Alakanuk
Andreafsky
Fortuna Ledge
Hooper Bay
Mountain Village
TUESDAY BALL SCORES
National League
Chicago 10, San Francisco 9
St. Louis 13, Los Angeles 3
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 1
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 5
American League
New York 4, Baltimore 1
Boston 7, Washington 1
Cleveland 6, Detroit 1
Chicago 5, Kansas City 4
Pacific Coast League
Portland 3-5, San Diego 2-4
Salt Lake City 3, Seattle 0
Phoenix 8, Sacramento 6
Spokane 6, Vancouver 5
Senate And House
Agree On Military
Construction Bill
WASHINGTON, (^—Conferees
reached agreement Monday on
differences between Senate and
House amounts authorized for
future construction by the Army,
Navy, and Air Force.
A Senate - House conference
committee knocked out or re
duced eight items in disagreement
and accepted or increased amounts
in five other cases.
The Senate passed July 30 a
bill authorizing $1,644,641,000 in
construction after the House had
approved a total of $1,718,768,000.
Appropriation of the money
authorized will be the subject
of future action by Congress.
Teamster Boss Hoffa Questioned By
Investigators About Laundry Payoffs
WASHINGTON, UPl — Team
sters boss James R. Hoffa told
Senate investigators today he had
$60,322 of “gambling gains” in
the 1948-56 period. He denied
that income so listed on tax re
turns included payoffs in labor
disputes.
Hoffa told the Senate Rackets
Investigating Committee he could
not spell out details of the gamb
ling gains but that Owen <Bert)
Brennan, his pal and a Teamsters
vice president, could.
Brennan, called to the witness
chair, invoked the Fifth Amend
ment. He said his income taxes
are under investigation and he
would not be a witness against
himself.
Hoffa denied specifically that
he got a $17,500 payoff, or any
part of that sum, to prevent a
Detroit Laundry Institute strike
in 1949.
Testimony Tuesday had linked
his name with the alleged payoff.
“I deny that under oath,”
Hoffa said. “I didn’t get it.”
The stocky Hoffa, natty in a
gray suit, turned to the attack
at every opportunity in his second
day on the witness stand.
His attorney, Edward Bennett
Williams, started eut the proceed
ings with a detailed accusation
against the committee that Hoffa
was being subjected to what he
called legislative trial.
And Hoffa jauntily took sharp
issue with any senator who in
terrogated him.
Finally, he got into a sharp
argument with chairman John Mc
Clellan as to whether union lead
ers have too much power. On
several occasions, he broke into
McClellan’s conversation.
McClellan said in a quiet but
ominous voice: “When I talk,
you’re going to listen and I want
you to get that straight.”
That didn’t slow up Hoffa. He
kept on, arguing vigorously.
In advance of today’s hearing,
the committee said Hoffa would
be asked to explain his relations
with Teamster official Frank
Kierdorf, victim of an alleged
fire torture in Michigan.
Kierdorf, 56, was business
agent for a Teamsters local at
Flint, Mich., and was a Fifth
Amendment witness before the
committee last November. He
was kidnapped from his Flint
home Sunday night, doused with
an inflammable liquid and set
afire by two unknown assailants,
he told police officials. The of
ficers since have raised questions
about that story.
Williams And
Symington Score
Primary Wins
(By The Associated Press)
Two Democratic Presidential
prospects—Gov. G. Mermen Wil
liams of Michigan and Sen. Stuart
Symington of Missouri—did as
expected Tuesday and scored easy
victories in their state primaries.
The ,47-year-old Williams beat
back his first intraparty challenge
in 10 years to win the Democratic
nomination for a sixth trip to the
Governor’s Mansion. He quickly
rolled to a 6-1 margin over Wil
liam L. Johnson, a radio broad
caster from Ironwood.
Williams’ Republican opponent
in November will be Paul D.
Bagwell, 44, -a Michigan State
University professor who was un
opposed for his party’s nomina
tion.
It was strictly no contest in
Missouri where Symington, 57,;
jumped to a runaway lead and
buried opponents Lawrence L.
Hastings and Lamar W. Dye.
Symington, former Secretary of
the Air Force, gained a second
term nomination by polling more
(than 300,000 votes. Hastings
and Dye had fewer than 40,000.
Symington’s November foe will
be Miss Hazel Palmer, retiring
president of the National Assn,
of Business and Professional
Women. Miss Palmer, 54-year
old Sedalia attorney, defeated
three male opponents ■to win the
GOP nomination.
State Of Emergency
Proclaimed In Formosa
TAIPEI, Formosa UF) — The
Nationalist Defense Ministry pro
claimed a state of emergency to
day in the Matsu and Pescadores
Islands because of stepped up air
activity on the Chinese mainland.
■Civil Air Defense units and police
on Formosa were put on a special
alert.
The official military informa
tion service said all noncombat
visitors had been ordered to
leave Quemoy and other offshore
islands.
—
Eisenhower Declares U. S. Wants To
Take Whole Mid East Problem Before
Special Session of General Assembly
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower said today the
United States wants to discuss the
whole sweep of Mideast prob
lems and their causes at the pro
posed special session of the Uni
ted Nations General Assembly.
The President told a news con
ference it would not be practi
cal to restrict debate to. just the
problems of the little country of
Lebanon.
In reply to a question, Eisen
hower said he has no present
plans to attend the extraordinary
U.N. meeting.
But he added that he would at
tend if he should find it neces
sary or desirable.
It was Eisenhower’s first news
conference since July 2—almost
two weeks before U.S. troops
moved into Lebanon, and most of
the questions concerned the Mid
east crisis.
Among specific matters touched
on:
Troops—Asked when and un
der what conditions the United
States would pull its 15,000 troops
out of Lebanon, Eisenhower re
plied withdrawal will come
whenever the Lebanese govern
ment says it feels the situation is
in hand, and there no longer is
threat of indirect aggression.
Summit—As to the possibility
of an eventual summit conference,
Eisenhower said you can’t rule
out all possibility of one because
of the Russian rejection of such
a meeting in the Security Council.
The President said that if the
United States ever can see any
thing constructive resulting from
a heads of government meeting,
he would be prepared to attend.
School Integration—Eisenhower
said he has no special plans for
trying to head off any new school
integration crisis this fall. He
said there must be every effort
at state and local levels to deal
peaceably with the situation.
Health—Edward T. Folliard of
the Washington Post called Eisen
hower’s attention to speculation
in English newspapers that the
President’s health is not good.
Folliard told Eisenhower “you
look pretty good to me,” and
asked how he was feeling.
The President smiled and
thanked Folliard. He , said the
writers of the stories had not
consulted him or his doctors.
Wage-Price — Eisenhower ap
pealed once more to both labor
and business to halt the wage
price spiral. He had been asked
whether he has any plans to con
trol inflation in the light of re
cent steel price increases and the
prospect for increasing federal
budget deficits.
The President said labor, busi
ness and the government all
should be concerned about that
situation and that labor should
be most concerned.
California Family
Survives A Week
In Canadian Mountains
WATSON LAKE, Yukon Ter
ritory, (A — A California family
of three, who crashed-landed
their small plane in the moun
tainous Southern Yukon have been
rescued after surviving for seven
days on grouse, fish and leaves.
Pilot E. L. Gregg of Firebaugh,
Calif., his wife and their daugh
ter attracted the attention of a
search plane with a mirror as
they stood beside their wrecked
craft.
They were picked up by an
Air, Force helicopter , yesterday
and brought to this Yukon town
700 miles north of Edmonton.
They appeared in good health.
The Greggs, headed for an
Alaska vacation, disappeared in
their Piper Tri-Pacer July 29
during a 335-mile flight along the
Alaska Highway from Fort Nel
son, B.C., to Watson Lake. The
emergency landing was made
about 80 miles north of the high
way in an area where the mount
ains rise between 6,000 and
7,000 feet.
Gov. Holmes Of
Oregon Makes
Flying Alaska Visit
PORTLAND, (A — Gov. Robert
D. Holmes of Oregon left here by
plane early today on a flying
tour of Alaska.
The governor’s party was
scheduled to arrive in Juneau
shortly before noon.
Holmes will visit Juneau, Fair
banks and Anchorage to confer
with business and government
leaders, returning to Seattle Sat
urday. Holmes told a Portland
business group Jie was making
the trip because “I think the
governor should be the No. 1
salesman for Oregon.” V
He was told in turn by Port
land business that the problem
is not so much to sell Alaska on
Oregon* as it is to sell Oregon
businessmen exploring the Alaska
market.
Nile Temple And
Shrine Officials
Coming To Nome
James Cain, potentate of Nile
Temple of the Shriners with a
party of four including: Lloyd
Coder, Dr. LaVerne Foote, Sum
ner Smith and Glenn Carpenter
are scheduled to arrive here on
August 25th for a three day meet
ing at which time a Shrine cere
monial will be held and the Nome
Shrine Club will be presented
with its charter.
The Nome Shrine Club has
been a step-child of the Shrine
organization but with the advent
of statehood, Alaska is now in
cluded in the jurisdiction of Nile
Temple.
A banquet is scheduled for
August 25th at the Seaview Din
ing Room.
A preliminary meeting of local
and visiting Shriners and thirty
second degree masons has been
announced for next Tuesday at
8:30 p.m. at the North Star.
50 Victims From
Italian Heat Wave
ROME, UR — Italy’s worst heat
wave of the year has taken about
50 victims in the past four days.
Among the dead were 20 sun
stroke and heat exhaustion.
More than 30 drowned on
swimming excursions to escape
the heat.
The heat wave is now largely
centered on Southern Italy. Rains
have brought relief to the north.