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VOL. LXII No. 95 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1960_Per Copy 151
Alaskans Vote Overwhelmingly to
Keep State Capitol in City of Juneau i
JUNEAU W—Unofficial returns
from 188 of 292 precincts in Tues
day’s primary election give:
For U. S. Senate: Bartlett . <D>
21,751; Brayton <R> 3,394; McKin
ley (Ri 7,273.
For U. S. House: Boyer (D)
3,517; Rivers tD) 18,972; Hau
gaard <R> 1,329; Rettig <R> 5,283;
Ryan <R> 4,188
Capital Move Initiative: For
16,021; Against 19,107.
By WARD SIMS
Associated Press Staff Writer
JUNEAU, UP) — One of the most
divisive issues ever to confront
Alaska voters was turned aside
in a deluge of ballots today.
Whether it would surpass the
record 50,343 votes cast in the
1958 general election, when Alas
kans voted on whether to join the
Union as the 49th State, was un
known as the slow, tedious job
of collecting ballots from isolated
areas continued.
Defeated decisively on yester
day’s primary ballot was Initia
tive No. 1, which would have
moved the state capitol from Ju
neau, its home since 1906, to the
Cook Inlet-railbelt area, a dis
trict dominated by booming An
chorage.
An emotional campaign over
the capitol move proposal, Initia
tive No. 1, coupled with generally
fair weather throughout most of
the state, brought out an extreme
ly heavy vote.
As expected, Fairbanks was the
area to turn the key and lock
out the capitol move proposal,
which had been the subject of a
year-long campaign in which a
tremendous amount of emotion and
bitterness was generated.
The measure provided that Gov.
Egan, one of the state’s five top
political leaders who opposed the
initiative, name a committee of
five to select a specific capitol
site. The measure specified that
the new capitol be established by
Jan, 1; 1965.
Basically, proponents of the
move argued that Juneau’s loca
tion in the Southeast panhandle
made the capitol too remote to
the Anchorage-Fairbanks center
of population.
Opponents of the capitol pro
posal said any relocation would
be a needless waste of money
which could be used for hospitals,
roads, schools and other necessary
state facilities.
Also they argued that Juneau
is capital by constitutional pro
vision, even though the section
dealing with the capital is in Ar
ticle XV, the schedule of transi
tional measures designed to take
Alaska from territorial status to a
full member of the union.
As a constitutional provision,
the argument went, Juneau’s de
signation as the state’s capital can
be changed only by constitutional
amendment.
Sen. E. L Bartlett and Rep.
Ralph Rivers, both Democrats,
were having smooth sailing in
their bids for reelection.
Lawrence Brayton, a Fairbanks
surveyor, was trailing Lee Mc
Kinley, a Palmer dentist, for the
Republican nomination for Bart
lett’s seat.
Rivers had an overwhelming
lead over his lone opponent for
the Democratic nomination, Ke
nai hotelman David Boyer.
In the Republican House race,
Fairbanks newpaperman Jack
Ryan had a large lead on his two
opponents, William Haugaard, a
Sitka lawyer, and R.L. Rettig, an
Anchorage accountant.
The capitol move proposal,
which originated in the Anchor
age area, raged on regional basis
for the better part of a year
Republicans lined up against
Republicans and Democrats were
opposed to Democrats in the year
long battle.
LUMUMBA REPORTED
HURT IN WILD
CONGO MELEE
LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo,
W) — Rioting swept the Congo
capitol’s sprawling Negro city to
night anl Premier Patrice Lum
umba was reported wounded while
attempting to calm the populace.
This could not be confirmed im
mediately in the chaotic condi
tions prevailing.
(The Belgian Radio’s corres
pondent in Leopoldville said Lu
mumba was injured when his car
was attacked by an angry, mob of
an opposition party.
(The Africans were aroused be
cause police invaded the home of
Senate President Ileo, while Ileo,
a prominent moderate member of
the opposition to Lumumba, was
giving a news conference).
Steel helmeted police With bay
onets sealed off the area around
the Place De La Victoire where
the trouble broke out. Authorities
seized several leaders of the op
position Abako Party. Some lead
ers of the party have been de
manding autonomy for Leopold
ville Province.
Lumumba was reported mobbed
when he rushed to the scene to
calm the people. Crowds were
chanting “Down with Lumumba.’’
Truman Will Stump for
Democratic Candidates
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., (if) —
Harry S. Truman said today he
will make a series of major ad
dresses in behalf of the Demo
cratic ticket in the Presidential
campaign this fall.
The former Presilent’s an
nouncement was made after con
ference with Gov. Abraham Ribi
coff of Connecticut, an emissary
of Sen. Kennedy, the party’s
Presidential nominee.
At a brief news conference fol
lowing the meeting between the
two, Ribicoff said:
“Senator Kennedy feels that the
President's participation in the
campaign is most important to
his cause.”
Truman then said the two had
discussed a schedule of major ad
dresses for the former President
in the campaign.
Truman pointed out that Ken
nedy will make a list of the places
where he feels Truman’s cam
pagining would be most effective.
620 Pearls In One Oyster
TOKYO, (jf> — A pearl oyster
has been found containing 620
pearls. An expert says it may be
a record. Twenty black pearls and
600 seed pearls were taken from
the oyster, measuring a little
more than four square inches.
532 Ballots Cast
At Nome Primary
There were 532 ballots cast in
yesterday’s primary election here
at Nome. Following are the totals:
For U.S. Senator
Bartlett (D> .246
Brayton (R) . 45
McKinley iR> .173
For U.S. Representative
Boyer (D) . 12
Rivers (D) .132
Haugaard <R> . 26
Rettig (R) . 51
Ryan (R) .123
For State Senator
Bronson <D) .173
Smith ID) . 71
Bullock <R> .215
Burnell <R) . 19
For State Representative
Blodgett ID) .144
Degnan (D) .109
Fagerstrom ID) .175
Frazier (R) . 83
Art Johnson <R> .177
Myrtle Johnson (R) .122
Martin (R) . 52
Initiative No. 1
For . 183
Against . 266
The total for 13 of 34 precincts
in the Northwestern District is:
For U. S. Senator
Bartlett . 908
Brayton . Ill
McKinley . 310
For U.S. Representative
Boyer . 72
Rivers . 732
Haugaard . 78
Rettig . 78
Ryan . 236
For State Senator
Bronson . 540
Smith . 325
Bullock . 392
Burnell . 67
For Stale Representative
Blodgett . 334
Degnan . 321
Fagerstrom . 370
Frazier . 113
Art Johnson . 287
Myrtle Johnson . 174
Martin . 94
Initiative No. 1
For . 431
Against . 820
Eisenhower Tells Congress
Get Busy on Legislation
By JACK BELL
WASHINGON, UP) — President
Eisenhower said today it is a little
bit silly for Democrats to contend
it would take many weeks to en
act the legislative program he has
proposed.
Eisenhower told his first news
conference since July 6 that he
thinks it is more important to the
country for Congress to stay on
the job and pass legislation than
to go home and campaign.
In a wide-ranging discussion of
domestic and foreign issues, the
President said among other things
there are no signs now of any
economic recession or depression
ahead for the country.
In the international field, the
President said he had given no
thought to having any personal
conference with Soviet Premier
Khrushchev if the latter Comes to
this country for the United Na
tions disarmament conference or
the U. N. General Assembly ses
sion.
Eisenhower said, however, that
if he concluded any useful pur- I
pose could be served he would ]
not hesitate to meet with the So
viet premier.
Moscow Expells
U. S. Air Attache
MOSCOW, UP) — The Soviet
Urnon today accused U. S. air at
tache Col. Edwin Kirton of set
ting up a spy apparatus here. It
ordered him to leave the Soviet
Union
His assistant. Capt. Irving Mac
Donald of Provincetown, Mass.,
was warned on similar charges !
but was not told to leave the
country.
The two men returned just this
afternoon from a trip to the So
viet far north. During this trip,
the Foreign Ministry charged,
they photographed forbidden mil
itary factories and equipment. It
said Kirton had been picked up
by police in Odessa last winter for
doing the same thing.
The Kirton’s home is in Palo
Alto, Calif. They had planned to
leave the Soviet Union perma
nently in October after a two
year stay here.
MacDonald still has a year to
go on his Moscow tour of duty.
Both men had hoped to be ob
servers at the trial of U-2 pilot
Francis Gary Powers next week.
Kirton made an expert inspection
of the U-2 wreckage. He also ar
ranged the ceremony for the re
turn of the body of the pilot of
the shot-down RB-47, Capt. Wil
liam Palm.
U. S. Ambassador Llewellyn E.
Thompson and his aides immedi
ately went into a huddle with the
two officers both of whom speak
fluent Russian.
Embassy officials had expected
action to be taken against one of
their service attaches in retalia
tion for the recent expulsion from
Washington of a Soviet officer
charged with hiring a private
plane in order to photograph mili
tary objects.
Army Closes
Port of Whittier
On September 1
WASHINGTON ,UP) — The Port
of Whittier will be shut down as
a rrtilitary operation Sept. 1, the
Army announced today.
Cargo now handled through
Whittier, operated by the Army
since 1953, will be shipped
through commercial ports there
after.
Discontinuance of the port as a
miltary operation will not reduce
Army strength in Alaska since
personnel will be diverted to form
combat and combat-support units,
the Army said.
About a third of the civilian
labor force will remain at the
port for caretaker duties. The
Army said it would assist in find
ing other employment for the re
mainder.
The Army added that a wharf,
intransit shed and other cargo
handling equipment will be trans
ferred to the Interior Department
for use by the government-owned
Alaska Railroad.
Other facilities are to be placed
in caretaker status. They will be
available for lease to federal, state
or private agencies.
All facilities are subject to re
turn to the Army in case of need.
“A steady decline in the amount
of cargo handled through the port
has made it uneconomical to con
tinue the operation of Whittier as
an all-military port of entry,” the
Army explained.
Peat Moss May he
Rich Potential for
NWA Industry
Jim Donovan, of the Fox Peat
of Fairbanks, was a guest speak
er at the Chamber meeting Mon
day, upon the invitation of Cham
ber President Pearse Walsh.
Donovan supplies Fairbanks
with peat for its lawns, green
houses and gardens, and is ex
panding production to other com
munities.
It was explained that lawns and
garden use is not the main appli
cation of peat, a large quantity
of which is found in this area.
Mr. Donovan has been experi
menting successfully with con
crete blocks made wih peat, and
called Peatcret, which weigh
about one-third the regular con
crete blocks, and provide better
insulation. He is also experiment
ing with roofing compounds, wall
board, acoustical tile and “Presto
Logs.” The possiblities of the use
of peat is unlimited, and might
possibly develop into a business
for export. He told the Chamber
how Alaska has been importing
peat from Canada, and how the
Esat Coast imports huge quantities
from Sweden. This could be an
industry with a steady year
round payroll, and proves the
tundra is good for someting. With
reineer moss on top, peat under
that, and minerals further un
derneath, Nome should not have
to worry about the future — but
start planning for a better and
bigger prosperity, suggested
President Walsh.
Mexico Arrests Top Red
After Student Disturbance
MEXICO CITY, CD — The
Mexican government has clamped
down on Communism’s loudest
voice in the country, world-famed
muralist Da' id Alfara Siqueiros.
The artist, who was elected
secretary-general of the Mexican
Communist Party three months
ago, was arrested Tuesday night
while police were beating down
another leftist-led demonstration
by 800 Teachers’ College students
and others in downtown Mexico
City.
Police said Siqueiros spoke at
the college just before the dem
onstration, which had been banned
by the police.
KENNEDY-NIXON DEBATE
NEW YORK, Uf\ — Agreement
has been reached that Vice Presi
dent Richard Nixon and Sen.
John Kennedy shoull meet in live
debate on television and radio.
Representatives of the two
Presidential candidates discussed
it Tuesday with executives of
four networks.
Red Chine Offers Financial Aid
To Japan's Atom Blast Victims
TOKYO, t/P> — Red China has
offered to contribute $38,429 to
atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. The offer was
made by a member of the Com
munist Chinese Trade Union dele
gation visiting Tokyo.
Philpipine Congressman Asks
Ban on Chinese Immigrants
MANILA, (J’l — A Philippine
Congressman has asked President
Carlos Garcia to halt immigration
of Chinese. He said thousands of
Chinese have taken jobs that Fili
pinos could fill. Other thousands
have entered as students but are
not attending school, he said.