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VOL. LVI No. 126 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1954 Per Copy—15^
Peace Outlook Better Now Than in
Past, Says Eisenhower, But Time
Not Right for Big-Four Talks
WASHINGTON, UPl—President
Eisenhower spoke out today
against any meeting of the West
ern powers with Russia at this
time, but left the way open for a
conference later.
The President stated his posi
tion at a news conference in
which he also said that in his
opinion there is better reason to
day to hope for lasting peace than
there has been in the past.
He did not pin that view direct
ly to the new agreements for
western European defense with
West Germany in the lineup, but
related it to that development
along with others in the past two
years.
He was specific, however, in
saying it is his opinion this is not
the time for any meeting of the
United States, Great Britain and
France with the Soviet Union.
He added that whenever this
government has reason to believe
the Russians are sincere about
wanting to build an enduring
world peace, the United States
will be ready to confer at any
time.
At his first news conference
since Aug. 17 the President also
dealt with these other matters:
Politics—Eisenhower said he
would like very much to make an
11th hour campaign trip before
next Tuesday’s elections, but that
no decision has been reached.
He said he would like to get out
on Friday and try to do something
about what he called voter apathy.
The explanation for that apathy
given to him by party leaders is
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Two Unalaska Children
Brought to Anchorage
With Strange Malady
ANCHORAGE, UP)—Two chil
dren from Unalaska, well out on
the Aleutian chain, have been
brought to Anchorage Hospital
suffer^pg from a mysterious ail
ment which has affected a dozen
children in that community of
171 people.
The motorship Hygiene, marine
medical unit of the Alaska De
partment of Health, is scheduled
to arrive at the bleak Aleutian
island this weekend to investigate
the ailment, Dr. Jack Eason, re
gional health officer, said today.
Dr. Eason said that so far little
is known of the disease except
that it causes swelling in the
glands of the neck. Two possibili
ties have been suggested by doc
tors treating the victims here.
They said the disease might be
caused by milk from tubercular
cows or by cat bites.
The latter sometimes causey a
disease with similar symptoms
known as cat fever, Dr. Eason
said.
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AFL Convention Told
Alaska May Be Reaching
Maximum Wage Rates
ANCHORAGE, Wl—Told by a
union official and an industry
•■representative that the territory
many have reached o'r be ap
proaching its maximum wage
rates, the Alaska Territorial Fed
eration of Labor (AFL) conven
tion turned to the business of res
olutions yesterday.
George Wilkinson, labor rela
tions manager of Marwell Con
struction Cot, builders of the
Haines-fairbanks pipeline, said:
“I think the time will come
when all of you will have to take
a look at your economic position.”
He questioned that the economy
of the territory could stand up
without the vast expenditures
being made by the federal gov
ernment.
Wilkinson predicted, however,
that Alaska’s vast untouched re
sources would provide material
for an industrial revolution in the
next 10 to 15 years.
Among a score of resolutions
introduced was one criticizing the
Employment Security Commis
sion as inefficient and censoring
the commission’s recent attempts
to extend the seasonality rules to
the construction industry.
Other resolutions called for im
mediate statehood and support for
the Alaska Visitors Association.
Queen Elizabeth Arrives
New York for “Private”
Trip in U.S. and Canada
NEW YORK, lift—Queen Mother
Elizabeth of Great Britain has ar
rived for a 25-day visit in the
United States and Canada. It is
to be a “private” trip and her
schedule leaves much time for
sightseeing.
The Queen Mother, smiling gra
ciously, received a welcoming
party of British and American
officials aboard the Cunard liner
Queen Elizabeth after it docked
yesterday.
Shfe told her greeters, “I am
looking forward to seeing as much
as I can. ... I only wish time
would allow me to travel much
farther and to see more of the
wonders of your country.”
The Queen Mother will be in
the United States until Nov. 12,
during which time she will visit
in New York, Washington and
Virginia.
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NEWMARKET, England, Iff)—
Minstrel, a 66-1 longshot, won the
112th Cambridgeshire handicap
today in' a four-horse photo finish.
An Irish sweepstake is based upon
this race.
The race was worth $8,733 to
the winner.
Aeronautics Commission
Finished Here in One Day
The Alaska Aeronautics and
Communications Commission sur
prised everyone by concluding
their meeting in one day instead
of two days as publicized.
Since the meeting was not open,
local persons planning to attend
and present local matters did not
have the opportunity to do so.
Members of the commission are
scheduled to leave today.
U.S. Confirms Red
Reports Of Series
Of Atomic Blasts
WASHINGTON, UP)—For the
first time in over a year, the U.S.
government has reported Russian
atomic test blasts, thus confirm
ing a Soviet announcement last
month.
The Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC) issued a bare-boned state
ment last night telling of “a ser
ies of detonations of nuclear ex
plosives in Soviet territory” start
ing in mid-September and “con
tinuing at intervals to the pres
ent.”
The use of the term “series of
detonations” suggested to some
observers the possibility that the
Soviets may be developing a
“family” of nuclear weapons, pos
sibly including artillery shells.
Otherwise, the AEC statement
shed little light. It gave no ink
ling as to whether the Russians
had set off atomic or hydrogen
devices.
It did say “these tests have re
sulted in some widespread fall
out of radioactive material, but
insignificantly in the United
States.” The commission did not
say where in this country this
fall-out was detected.
AEC said nothing about how it
found out for itself about the Rus
sian tests. But the reference to the
nuclear fall-out may in itself be
a hint.
» Not since Aug. 31, 1953, has the
AEC formally announced Russian
A-test activity. It said then there
had been a fission-type explosion
on Soviet soil and that the blast
“would appear to be part of a
series.”
Last Sept. 17, the Soviet Union
announced it had exploded “one
of a type of atomic weapons” with
what it called “valuable results.”
About a week later, the Tokyo
newspaper Asahi quoted Japanese
scientists as saying they had “al
most conclusive evidence” that
the Russians had triggered an
H-bomb on Wrangel Island in the
Arctic Circle 500 miles northwest
of Nome, Alaska.
TOKYO, UR—Red China’s Pre
mier Chou En-Lai has asked the
Japanese government to guaran
tee the safety of the first official
Communist Chinese delegation
ever to visit Japan, the newspaper
Asahi said today.
Well-Attended Council Meeting
Sees Action and Discussion on
Fire Prevention, Other Matters
Russian Secret Police
Illegally Detain Two U.S.
Embassy Wives In Moscow
WASHINGTON, Iff)—Russian
secret police illegally detained two
U.S. Embassy wives in Moscow
and subjected them to “personal
indignities,” the State Department
charged last night.
The two women went for a
morning stroll, Monday, carrying
a camera, and landed in the mid
dle of a first-class diplomatic
set-to between the United States
and Russia, with these results:
1. U.S. Ambassador Charles E.
Bohlen presented—and the Soviet
Foreign Ministry rejected—a
strong protest that the women
had been held for some 90 min
utes “in violation of generally ac
cepted diplomatic practice that
prohibits the detention of persons
having recognized diplomatic sta
tus.”
2. The Foreign Office countered
with a verbal statement, later put
in writing, accusing one of the
women—Mrs. Kark E. Sommer
latte—of “hooliganism,” a Soviet
term for rowdy behavior. Her re
moval from Russia was demanded.
3. Bohlen returned the Russian
note saying: “This version is in
such flagrant contradiction of the
facts that I am sure that after
further investigation the Foreign
Ministry will wish to change it.”
4. The Soviets again sent their
note to the American embassy,
early today, and at the same time
formally returned Bohlen’s origi
nal protest.
First Negro General
In Air Force Appointed
By Eisenhower
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower today appointed the
first Negro general in the Air
Force. He is Col. Clinton William
Davies, promoted to the tempor
ary rank of brigadier general.
Davies, 41, is a 1936 graduate of
West Point. He is the son of re
tired Brig. Gen. Benjamin Oliver
Davies, the first Negro to reach
the rank of general in the Army.
Girl, 4, Buried Alive
While Seeing Boys’ Cave
SAN PEDRO, Calif., UP>—When
8-year-old Joseph Del Fuente
went to play in the cave the
neighborhood boys had dug, he
took his 4-year-old sister along
yesterday as a special favor. She
wanted to see it.
The cave roof collapsed and
Mary Lou Del Fuente was buried
alive. Joeseph dug frantically and
finally pulled his sister out. Their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korimo Del
Fuente, carried her home, but a
fire department rescue squad
could not revive her.
*> well-attended council meet
ing was held last Monday evening
with about 30 citizens in attend
ance.
Ernie Gustafson of the Fire Com
mittee reported a cracked block
in the big fire pump engine
which had only been used about
100 hours. He believed it to be
defective as it had not had any
abuse.
It was brought to the attention
of the council that the law re
quires that hotels, restaurants and
other businesses which are open
all night should have public rest
rooms. An ordinance was request
ed to provide the necessary facili
ties.
Jim Williams of the Territorial
Department of Mines explained to
the council about appropriations
made for the construction of the
Mines Building here and clarified
the doubt existing about $23,000
which some of the councilmen
believed was to have been ex
pended here. It was reported that
approximately $14,000 has been
expended and it is planned to im
prove the appearance of the build
ing with siding and additional in
terior improvements will be made
when the next legislature pro
vides the funds.
Signing of the deed on the pro
perty, however, was delayed until
the Territorial Dept, of Mines
renders an itemized account of
the improvements made to the
property.
Water bids were opened with
the bid of Bronson Water for $8.50
per thousand gallons being ac
cepted.
The liquor license for Jennie
Martin of the Nome Liquor Store
was re-issued.
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Heavy Rains In
Italy Cause Of
Widespread Deaths
SALERNO, Italy, UP)—Cloud
bursts and landslides spread death
and destruction Tuesday in this
playground of summer tourists,
taking 125 lives in Salerno Prov
ince alone. About half the deaths
were in this port city on the Gulf
of Salerno.
Scores of homes crumbled, en
tombing many persons. The death
belt ran 10 miles westward along
a little peninsula—a favored re
gion of American and European
visitors—all the way from Salerno
to terraced Amalfi.
Mud choked the streets of Sal
erno, a city of 70,000. All traffic
was halted. An outlying section
was virtually destroyed.
Leaden skies still poured rain
down on the ravaged villages and
cities. Landslides compounded the
terror.
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