m NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LIV No, U3 - NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1952Per Copy—15c
Britain Explodes
First A-Weapon,
37th On Record
PERTH, Australia, (/P)—Britain
exploded her first atomic weapon
successfully today at the deserted
Monte Bello' islands off northwest
Australia. A London newspaper
said it gives Prime Minister
Churchill the “trump” he needs
to reopen exchange of atom sec
rets with the United States.
The “setting sun” flash and
boiling atomic cloud, seen 65 and
more miles away on the main
land, heralded Britain’s “coming
of age” as the third world power
to possess a deadly atomic wea
pon. It was the world’s 37th re
corded atomic explosion.
The United States has exploded
33 atomic weapons—two o'f them
in World War II over Japan and
the rest in tests—and so far as is
knowm there have been three
atomic explosions in Russia."
Reporters who saw the blast
from a 3,000-foot lookout on the
‘ mainland, 65 miles away from the
center of the restricted test area,
said the initial orange-red flash
was far less intense than had been
expected.
There wras speculation that this
was because British scientists had
devised a new detonating trigger
which did not require as much
fissionable material.
India Investigating Letter
Published and Attributed
To Ambassador Bowles
NEW DELHI, India, (IP) — A
government spokesman said Fri
day the passport of Bombay
publisher R. F. Karaka has been
ordered impounded pending set
tlement of charges by U. S.
ambassador Chester Bowles that
Karaka published a forged letter
■attributed to the envoy.
The letter, a photographic copy
of which appeared in Karaka’s
news magazine “Current,” was al
legedly sent by Bowles to the
publisher of a pro - Communist
weekly.
Denouncing the letter as a “bla
tant forgery,” Bowles called on
the Indian External Afairs Min
istry for an immediate investiga
tion.
The government spokesman
said Prime Minister Nehru’s ad
ministration considered it unwise
to leave the way open for Karaka
to leave the country until the
issue is formally settled.
The letter as published in “Cur
rent” had Bowles expressing eag
erness to meet R. K. Karanjia,
publisher of the pro-Communist
weekly “Blitz,” and his Commun
ist friends, at an evening party
in Bombay.
Bowles said he wrote no such
letter.
\
Britain's Atom Bomb
Gives Power to Bargain
For U.S. Nuclear Secrets
By ELTON C. FAY
AP Military Affairs Reporter
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Britain’s
successful explosion of her first
atomic weapon places her in a
better bargaining position for ex
changing nuclear secrets with the
United States.
The United States Atomic En
ergy Act of 1946 has barred the
sharing of any atom bomb-making
secrets with any foreign nation,
no matter how friendly.
Until the British atomic weapon
had been detonated the popular
impression was that Britain
would be the major beneficiary
if there was any swapping of in
formation between the two na
tions.
This opinion was not shared en
tirely by a number of American
nuclear scientists who apparently
had some cognizance of the pro
gress the British were making
toward producing a bomb.
So far as is known, there was
no effort made to have American
observers present at the Austra
lian detonation. London reported
there were no foreigners at the
scene.
There have been no foreign ob
servers at any American atomic
experiment since the Bikini
series in the summer of 1946.
Solon Calls For
Revamping Joint
Chiefs of Staff
By RUSSELL BRINES
WASHINGTON, (tf>) — Rep.
Bonner (D-NC) today called for
revamping the joint chiefs of staff
to eliminate what he called a bot
tleneck in military planning.
The top military officials, he
said, are unable to function ade
quately because they are both
partisans and judges in inter-ser
vice rivalries.
Bonner suggested in a state
ment that the chairman of the
joint chiefs be given authority to
decide controversial issues and
; that other members be made mili
tary advisers rather than policy
representatives of their services.
The joint chiefs are the top
Army, Air Force and Navy of
ficers who, under General Omar
Bradley as chairman, advise the
President on major military prob
lems.
The chairman now is “voteless
and is armed only with the
power of persuasion” to guide the
“old pros who run the Depart
ment of Defense,” Bonner said.
Secretary of Defense Lovett
testified last June, Bonner said,
that the law unifying the armed
services is inadequate and he will
recommend changes before leav
ing office this year.
Advanced Sailing
Of North Star
Upsets Plans
King Island and Diomede Is
land natives were very apprecia
tive and pleased when they heard
that Captain Salenjus, veteran
Arctic skipper of the M.S. North
Star had announced a delay in
the 4ailing date of his ship for
their homes.
When it was learned that the
sailing date had been 1 advanced
two weeks and the natives were
to board the ship yesterday, there
was considerable consternation
felt as last-boat supplies were not
off the Ring Splice; native long
shoremen would be deprived of
their last boat earnings; U. S.
Smelting would lose their crews
much earlier than anticipated; na
tive families would be deprived
of fresh foods needed during the
winter on the islands.
In view of the situation, a letter
was dispatched to Capt. Salenjus
by the Chamber of Commerce ex
plaining the situation and asking
for a delay in sailing.
The King Islanders themselves
sent -a written request explaining
how a poor hunting season last
winter made them short of ivory
for carving and skins for fur work
this year. In addition to that the
boat strike this spring cut into
their summer income on which
they rely for their winter’s sup
plies.
As a result the North Star has
announced their departure for the
islands as of Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Italy Lifts Ban Against
Operation U.S.-Sponsored
Church of Christ In Italy
ROME, (jP) — The Italian gov
ernment today lifted its ban
against operations of the Ameri
can-sponsored Church of Christ in
Italy. The U.S Embassy, announ
cing the decision, said it followed
discussions between the Embassy
•and the Italian government.
The denomination’s 22 churches
and one orphanage will be per
mitted to operate as usual during
the period while their applica
tion for permanent permission is
being acted upon by the govern
ment.
Elbridge Dubrow of Los An
geles, Calif., minister counsellor
of the embassy, passed on formal
notification of the decision to
Cline R. Paden, head of the Am
erican-led church here.
Last Sunday Italian police per
mitted the Church of Christ to
hold its first public services in
three weeks.
The Church of Christ, the As
sembly of God and Pentecostal
Church have protested to the U.S.
State Department against police
interference with their services.
Top U.S. Jet Ace In Korea
Bails Out Over Yellow Sea
But Rescued Immediately
SEOUL, (yP) — Maj. Frederick
C. Blesse, the top U.S jet ace in
Korea, bailed out of his F-86
Sabre jet today after shooting
down a Russian - built MIG - 15
over North Korea.
He was rescued from the Yel
low Sea a few minutes later and
returned safely to his base.
Blesse bagged one of three
MIGs downed today and ran his
total to 10 kills,*one probable and
three damaged.
Blesse’s plane ran out of gas
en route to- his home base. He was
picked up by Lt. Harry D. Seigler
of Tampa, Fla, pilot of an am
phibian plane.
One the ground, Chinese Reds
stormed through the searing heat
of Allied flame throwers and
seized four hills in bloody hand
to hand fighting last night and
today. But U. N. irtfantrymen re
captured one of the positions this
afternoon.
Japan Voters Shut
Out Communism
TOKYO, (yp) — Prime Minister
Shigeru Yoshida and his Liberal
Party won an absolute majority in
Japan’s House of Representatives,
virtually assuring a continuation
of this country’s pro-American
policies.
Voters turned their backs on
the Communists, refusing to re
turn a single Red to office in
Wednesday’s election. In the old
Diet (Parliament) the Commu
nists had 22 seats.
The lineup is Liberals 240, Pro
gressives 85, right wing Socialists
57, left wing Socialist 54, Inde
pendents 19, minor parties 11,
Communists 0.
The Liberal Party victory was
dimmed by the loss of nearly 50
of the 285 seats they controlled
in the last Diet.
C-47 Crash-Lands On
Fletcher’s Ice Island
ANCHORAGE, (#) — An Air
Force C-47 crash-landed Wednes
day on an ice island near the
North Pole, but the 12 crewmen
aboard escaped injury, Elmendorf
Air Force Base authorities re
ported Thursday.
The landing was on Fletcher’s
Island where the Air Force has a
weather observation station. The
C-47 was on a re-supply mission
to the polar outpost.
New propellors were being
flown there to replace the two
damaged in the landing.
WORLD SERIES RESULTS
Oct. 2 — Yankees 7, Dodgers 1
Today—Dodgers 5—Yankees 3.
The Dodgers now have won
two games to the Yankee’s one.
The Campaigners
And Wliat They
Said Today
(By the Associated Press)
For possibly the first time in the
1952 presidential campaign all
major candidates and their top
suporters campaigned simultan
eously today.
Gov. Stevenson invaded Sen.
Taft’s home state of Ohio for the
first time, armed with a prepared
address attacking what he called
the new Republican isolationism
which he said could lead to “na
tional tragedy.”
Gen. Eisenhower moved through
Wisconsin, sharing the spotlight
at least for a day with Sen. Jo
seph McCarthy, controversial
Wisconsin Republican. The gen
eral was expected to continue
using his shot-gun technique —
criticizing Democrats for every
thing from Korea to corruption.
President Truman, whistle-stop
ping through Oregon and Califor
nia, hammered away at Eisen
hower, calling him a captive of
the “Republican isolationists”
whose election might endanger
the country.
Taft was saying about the same
thing—about Stevenson. He said
Stevenson’s election would per
mit the “greatest threat” created
by “stupidity and pro-Commun
ist sympathies in the State De
partment.”
•Senator Nixon, GOP vice-presi
dential nominee lashed out at
Stevenson as a “garrulous Gala
had” and a “double standard
bearer” who is on both sides of
issues.
Sen. Sparkman, Democratic
candidate for vice-president, said
Eisenhower doesn’t understand
the nation’s economic problems—
that all he knows is what Taft has
told him.
Sen. Kefauver, nosed out by
Stevenson for the nomination,
was on the campaign trail for the
first time for his victorious rival.
He said that Eisenhower had run
off with the Democratic farm
platform, but he didn’t blame
him—“the poor man needed it.”
Three Ships and 24
Japanese Fishermen
Missing In Tidal Wave
TOKYO, (#*)—Three ships with
2i fishermen were missing after
tidal waves and high winds buf
feted the shores of Ho'kkaido Is
land Friday.
Nine of the fishermen were
feared drowned when their ships
overturned. Fifteen others are be
lieved adrift- on the Pacific.
Eighty houses and 23 fishing
vessels were damaged.
The tidal waves were about 12
feet high.
The winds and waves were a
result of a typhoon that passed
between Honshu and Hokkaido
Islands.
Youth For Christ Meeting
Tomorrow Evening, 8 P.M. at the Community Methodist Church
Minister’s Choir - Airmen’s Trio - Rev. A. Capener, Speaker