Kennedy Tells U.N. That U.S. Has the
Will and Weapons to Resist Aggression
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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. M—
President Kennedy told the Unit
ed Nations today the United States
has “both the will and the weap
ons” to resist aggression. He chal
lenged the Communist world to
drop the arms race in favor of a
“peace race.”
Hie President, in an address
alternatively tough on conciliatory
told the Soviet Union the United
States believes a peaceful agree
ment is possible for the central
world crisis, that of divided Ber
lin. But he added that threat of
force must be rejected, because!
“yielding to threats can only lead
to war.”
The President’s address cover
ed the broad spectrum of crises
confronting a frightened world.
He proposed a six^point disarma
ment plan and called for the cre
ation of a U.N. peace force.
Kennedy urged the small na
tions of the world to rally behind
the United Nations and defeat ef
forts to impose a “Troika” system
of three-man control over its po
lice power.
The Troika, he said, would “
replace order with anarchy, action
with paralysis and confidence
with gross confusion.”
Applause dotted the 38-minute
speech.
None came from the Soviet
delegation, headed by Foreign
Minister Gromyko. Its members
sat impassively, joining only
politely in the applause that greet
ed Kenedy’s entrance.
The President told the 99-na
tion General Assembly the Unit
ed Nation’s very life is at stake
in the issue raised by the death
’ in Africa of Secretary-General
Dag Hammarskjold. He urged for
new strength and new roles for
the United Nations.
[ 1 President Kennedy -proposed an
approach to disarmament which
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“It is therefore our intention to
challenge the Soviet Union not to
an arms race but a peace race—
to advance with us step by step,
stage by stage, until general and
complete disarmament has actu
ally been achieved. We invite
them now to go beyond agree
ment in principle and to reach
agreement on actual plans,’ he
said.
Kennedy touched on world
trouble spots and solutions to the
causes of cold war conflict in
AF Plane Carrying
Daredevil Parachutists
Three servicemen^ died, 12
Onlookers gasped as firemen
from the gaping holes in the fuse
1116 plane was to have climbed
his first appearance before the
General Assembly.
In his text he was most speci
fic about halting the spread of
atomic weapons. He said the new
U.S. disarmament program, which
may toe set forth in detail within
24 hours, would include a pro
posal for all nations to sign a
nuclear test ban treaty.
“Test ban negotiations need not
and should not await general dis
arament talks,” Kennedy said to
counter Soviet insistence that dis
cussion of a nuclear treaty be
wrapped into over-all disarma
ment negotiations.
For the first time he personally
emphasized that in connection
with a Soviet-East German pact
that “the Western Allies are not
concerned with any paper ar
rangement the Soviets wish to
make with a regime of their own
creation, on territory occupied by
their own troops and governed
by their own agents.’
But to make the United States’
position clear, he asserted: “No
such action can affect either our
rights or our responsibilities.”
He said the Western Powers
cannot surrender the freedom of
West Berlin or their commitments
in Germany.
“A ‘peace treaty’ which would
be a fraud,” he said. “A ‘free
city’ which would suffocate free
dom would be an infamy.”
The Western Allies “have calm
ly resolved to defend, by what
ever means are forced upon them
their obligations and their access
to the free citizens of West Ber
lin and the self-determination of
those citizens,” Kennedy said.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. UP) —
After President Kennedy’s speech
today, Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei A. Gromyko shook hands
with him and declared: “You
were in good form.”
The two met as the Russian
passed through a reception line.
Gromyko appeared in high
spirits.
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Congressional Leaders of
Both Parties Approve
JFK's Proposals to U.N.
WASHINGTON UP) — Congres
sional leaders of both parties gave
enthusiastic approval today to
President Kennedy’s proposals be
fore the, United Nations for world
disarmament and to his firm stand
on Berlin.
In a statement applauding the
speech, Senate Democratic Leader
Mike Mansfield suggested the
United Nations consider either
President Adolfo Lopez Mateos of
Mexico or Prime Minister Nehru
of India for the post of U.N Secre
tay-General.
Mansfield said he had no in
formation as to whether either
would be willing to accept the
post but that it would be diffi
cult to imagine the Soviet Union
fighting either of than.
Senate Republican Leader Ever
ett Dirksen said Kennedy had
expressed a “magnificent hope”
for a peaceful settlement of the
world difficulties.
“I was glad to note the firm
ness with which he dealt with
the Berlin situation,” (Dirksen
said. “X think he disposed of the
Troika question with his obser
vation that there may be three
horses but only one driver”
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Nikita Removes
Deadline from
End-of-Year Treaty
J
BONN, Germany UP)— Premier
Khrushchev removed the end-of
the-year deadline for a treaty with
East Germany in his talks with
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul*
Henry Spaak, diplomatic sources
reported today.
“Khrushchev reportedly told
Spaak the Soviet Union prefers
slow negotiations to a quick war,”
these sources said.
Spaak reported to the Council
of the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization last Thursday on his
five-hour talks with Khrushchev
in Moscow on the previous Tues
day.
Khrushchev was said to have
told Spaak he never had commit
ted himself to signing a peace
treaty with East Germany before
the end of this year.
German officials expressed sur
prise at this. On several occasions
Khrushchev has declared he will
sign a treaty with East Germany
•before the end of the year, turn
ing over control of access to West
Berlin to the East German Com
munist regime, unless the West
agrees to a German pact on his
terms.
Diplomats said they understood
the Spaak report to mean Khrush
chev now proposes to delay sign
ing an East German peace treaty
if negotiations are under way by
the end of the year.
Khrushchev also was reported
to have told Spaak he was ready
to discuss with the Western
Powers other subjects .beside Ber
lin and Germany.
INW Demo District
Approves Kays Succession
To Central Committee
ANCHORAGE UFI — Democratic
State Sen. Lester Bronson of
Nome wired State Democratic
Central Committee Chairman
Wendell Kay today that the North
west Democratic District Com
mittee has unanimously approved
the state committee’s action in
ousting John Hellenthal as chair
man and electing Kay.
The district meeting over the
weekend at Nome, voted on the
matter ’’after' a full discussion’,,
Bronson informed Kay.
The committee accepted the
resignation of Carrie McLain of
Nome as a member of the State
Democratic Central Committee
and named Pearse Walsh to re
place her.
The committee also named State
Sen. Bob Blodgett to fill another
vacancy on the Central Commit
tee resulting from the resigna
tion earlier of Lorena Gray.
(Stan Harhut was appointed
chairman on the Committee of
Organization and Public Rela
tions. Stan has already begun,
the campaign, “Dollars for Demo
crats”. Harhut also took over the
secretarial work in the interim
before the convention. Don Per
kins was appointed delegate to
the District Consnifctee.)
WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy with rain and
fog. Little change in temperature.
In the last 24 hours: High of 44,
ldw of 38. Sunrise at 5:56 a.m.,
sunset at 5.52 pun.
Temperatures a year ago today:
High of 40, low of 31. Extremes
on this date since 1907: High of
56 in 1926, low of 19 in 1943. *J
Pamphlets on Survival j
Information to Be
Distributed to Alaskans
JUNEAU <£) — Gov. Egan’s of
fice said today he has instructed
state officials to publish and dis
tribute throughout the state
pamphlets containing all avail
able survival information.
The pamphlets will be pre
pared by the Department of Public
Safety and the Division of Civil
Defense.
Egan said employers will be
asked to distribute the pamph
lets to their employes and mer
chants to their customers.
Meetings will be scheduled for
persons wanting additional infor
mation, the Governor Said.
Alaska Airlines Withdraws
Convair 880-M Jet from
Seattle-Fairbanks Run
SEATTLE UP — Alaska Airlines
has withdrawn its Convair 880-M
jet transport from the Seattle
Fairbanks run temporarily because
of problems arising from runway
resurfacing work at Fairbanks In
ternational Airport, the line said
i today.
The carrier is continuing Seat
tle-Fairbanks service with DC-6C
flights, a spokesman said.
Alaska Airlines explained its
880-M has received damage to
three engines by ingestion of
crushed rock and tar at Fairbanks.
The plane is being held at Alas
ka’s overhaul base at Paine Field
for engine replacement and re
pair and removal of tar from the
underside of the fuselage.
The line has requested the State
of Alaska to sweep the runway
after each flight. If this does not
solve the problem, the line has
asked .the state to declare the
airport closed so Alaska Airlines
jet flights may land at Ladd Air
Force Base.
Pan American World Airways
also uses the same field at Fair
banks but a spokesman at Seattle
said Pan Anl had no plans to cur
tail service.
Two Young Mountain
Climbers Fall to Their
Death in Cascade Range
SEATTLE UP — Two young
ihountain climbers fell 300 feet to
their deaths Saturday in the Cas
cade Range.
Killed were Linda Cartwright,
24, and Ed Goodman, 28, both of
Seattle, who were climbing Guye
Peak, just north of Snoqualmie
Pass, with Janet MacDonald and
Brian Marts, also of Seattle.
Marts and Mrs. MacDonald
said a rock apparently gave way
as Mrs. Cartwright stepped on it.
Goodman was climbing behind
her.
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East Germans
Tighten Security Control
HOF, Germany UR — East Ger
man police, in a move to tighten
security control along the Iron
Curtain border, ordered all bor
der area residents to report for
new stamps on their identifica
tion papers. They also ordered
new registration of motor vehicles.
Bavarian police patrolling the
Western aide of the border re
ported they heard the orders being
broadcast by loudspeakers.
Other commands, carried West
toy favorable winds, included
compulsory a tendance at mass
meetings of all residents in the
border area.
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Gov. Egan Inspects
Nome National
Guard Armory
Gov. William Egan, accompanied
by Gen. Thomas P. Carroll, ANG,
Frank Vaille and Capt. Avakano
of the Second Scout Bn. arrived
here last evening following the
dedication of the ANG Armory
held yesterday at Bethel.
The Governor spent the morn
ing inspecting the Nome National
Guard Armory and meeting with
officials in the community.
In his address at Bethel, Gov.
Egan said, “Alaska’s National
Guard is the only Guard unit in
the United States that is actively
on the alert watching for pos
sible Russian intrusions in Unit
ed States territorial waters. It is
situated on the nation’s first line
of defense. It is possible that
Alaska’s Guard, along with other
Guard units throughout our na
tion, soon may be called upon to
play an even greater role in the
months to come. ... I am con
fident that our i«en in uniform
will answer the call willingly, that
they will be ready to sacrifice
their time and effort to help pro
tect our nation’s heritage of free
dom.” He also reviewed the
economic development under
statehood, stating that the next
ten years will see many com
munities newly linked to a vast
highway network and more and
better airfields.
i “Alaska is on the move and
| Alaskans are using the new tools
, that came with Statehood to build
Alaska into the prosperous boom
ing land we have so long hoped
to see.”
Youngster of British
Royalty Put on
Driving Exhibition
LONDON UR — The future King
of England — 12-year-old Prince
Charles-—can drive a car. So c*
his sister Princess Anne, age 11.;
They gave a six-mile demon
stration of their driving skill up
in Scotland Sunday.
With Prince Charles at the
wheel of the British version of
the jeep, Charles and his mother,
Queen Elizabeth li, traveled from
Balmoral Castle to Birkhall.
They were followed by another,
Princess Anne doing the driving.
Her father, Prince Phillip, was her
passenger.
They made the journey to visit
the Queen mother and Princess
Margaret and her husband. An
thony Armstrong-Jones.
The Princess and Tony are the
guests of the Queen mother at
Birkhall, a stately Scottish home
beside the River Dee.
In Brlntaln, li is the. minimum
age for a provisional driving li
cense. On a private estate, how
ever, driving licenses are not re
quired. The royal children were
driving on an estate road.
SUMNER WELLES IS DEAD
BERNARDSVTLLE, NJ. UR —
Sumner Welles, 68, Undersecretary
of State for si years during the
administration of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, is dead.
Welles died early Sunday at the
home of his wife’s family after
an illness of three weeks. He had
sufferedheart attack some years
ago.
A specialist in Latin American
Affairs, Welles was credited with
coining the pharse, “good neigh
bor policy,’’ and of persuading
President Roosevelt to pursue
such a policy.