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VOL. LXI No. 6 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 14, 1959 Per Codv—15<
Gov. Egan Suffers
Setback To His
Convalescence
JUNEAU, — Governor Egan
has suffered an acute pancreatic
attack, his doctor reported today.
“There is no doubt that this
new development is going to
lengthen his convalescent period,”
the medical statement added.
Dr. William Whitehead said
a pancreas disturbance caused the
discomfort suffered by the Gover
nor during the past two days. The
condition, he said, developed after
major surgery was performed a
week ago.
“It is not an uncommon occur
rence,” a medical statement said.
“In fact, it develops in about 50
per cent of cases, following the
type of surgery that Governor
Egan underwent.”
Egan was operated on January
6 for removal of his gall bladder.
No word on when Egan might
be expected to leave the hospital
was forthcoming. However it ap
peared likely the Governor would
not be able to deliver in person
his first message to the State Leg
islature when it convenes in less
than two weeks.
The additional convalescent per
iod raised doubts that Egan will
be able to participate in the in
augural festivities scheduled at
Juneau for February 7. No com
ment as yet from officials plan
ning the celebration was made,
however.
' Bartlett Proposes Naming
Alaska Mountain After
Late Judge Dimond
WASHINGTON, UP) — Naming
I of an Alaskan mountain in honor
of the late Judge Anthony J. Di
mond was suggested today by
Senator Bob Bartlett.
He made his suggestion in a
letter to Secretary of the Interior
Seaton, recalling that Dimond was
the inspiration for the modem
Alaska statehood movement.
Dimond died in Anchorage in
1953 while serving as U. S. Dis
trict Judge. He previously had
served as Delegate in Congress
from Alaska from 1933 to 1945,
and as an attorney, prosecutor and
member of the Alaska Legislature.
Crocheted 49-Star Flag
Presented To Alaska
WASHINGTON, UR — Alaskans
were given a hand-crocheted 49
star flag today — the handiwork
of a Texas woman living on the
U. S.-Mexican border.
It was presented to Senator Bob
Bartlett by Representative Joe
Kilgore' (D-Tex) on behalf of the
Harlingen, Tex., Chamber of
Commerce. The flag was cro
cheted by Mrs. Elizabeth Biddison
Strong of Harlingen’s neighboring
town of Lozano, its 34,846 stitches
representing 70 hours of work.
The flag was made weeks ago
in the pattern that since has been
chosen for placement of the stars.
Bartlett said it will be sent to
Juneau and displayed in the Alas
ka State Historical Museum.
Castro Contends Executions Necessary
To Purify Cuba After 6 Years of Batista
By LARRY ALLEN
HAVANA, UP — Rebel leader
Fidel Castro contends the execu
tions springing from his civil war
victory are' necessary to purify
Cuba after six years of dictatorial
rule.
The future course of the revo
lutionary purge was a subject of
conflicting statements, but Castro
made clear in a speech Tuesday
night he considers the shooting of
“war criminals” justified.
Amid mounting criticism
abroad, rebel firing squads have
executed more than 150 persons
on charges of murder, torture and
other high crimes during the re
gime of President Batista. It is
estimated 3,000 others face sum
mary court trials, many of which
have been held in secret.
Castro, now chief of the Cuban
armed forces, took note of an ad
verse reaction within the United
States in a speech to the Havana
Lions Club.
“Why didn’t the Americans at
tack when the Batista govern
ment was executing people en
masse?” he asked.
Those killed were executed to
demonstrate that they could not
get away with murder and crimes
against the people, Castro said.
The provisional government’s
foreign minister, Roberto Agra
monte, declared that if the new
regime did not mete out swift
justice, the people would take the
law into their own hands to
avenge the torture and murder of
an estimated 20,000 Cubans by
Batista police and troops.
A presidential spokesman was
quoted Tuesday night as saying
the government had ordered the
suspension of all executions.
A secretary today denied the
executions had been suspended.
The secretary told reporters as
signed to the presidential palace
the executions in fact were con
tinuing in accordance with due
process of law.
C. A. B. Wants Airlines
To Justify Strike Pact
WASHINGTON, (£> — The gov
ernment called on the nation’s
six biggest airlines today to jus
tify their agreement to share prof
its when one is shut down by a
labor strike.
The Civil Aeronautics Board
convened a special hearing to get
arguments pro and con on the
plan. The airlines exchanged 3V2
million dollars under the plan
through November as a result of
strikes.
Signatories to the plan are East
ern, American, United, Capital,
Trans World and Pan American.
Guy Farmer, former chairman
of the National Labor Relations
board, was set to argue in behalf
of the airlines that the pact will
tend to present a solid industry
stand against airline strikes and
thus tend to discourage such shut
downs.
Airline labor unions prepared to
ask the CBA to cancel the pact
as illegal under air transport and
anti-trust laws.
Nome Utilities
Propose Power
Rate Adjustment
The City Council met last Mon
day evening, and considered the
following subjects:
Nome Power and Light Utilities,
which was requested by the City
Council to submit) figures show
ing its cost of operation, found
that power cannot be produced
i at the lowest rate offered, which
is 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, and
has requested the city to allow
the following rate changes:
To lower the highest rate of
15 cents per kilowatt-hour to 14
cents per kilowatt hour, for the
benefit of the small power users,
and to raise the low rate of 5 cents
per kilowatt-hour, which is the
rate for users of 5,000-kilowatt
users to 7% cents per kwh.
* * •
The Nome City Council is in
terested in establishing a rate of
pay for councilmen and the may
or, to be presented to the people
at the next city election.
* * *
The C.A.A. transmission line
within the city, which was put
up for sale some time ago, has
been turned over to the City on a
bid of $1,600.
Starting February 2, the City
Hall will be used two days a week
by a part-time worker of the Em
ployment Security Commission.
* * *
The Federal Government has
obtained a 99-year lease, made
possible by Ordinance 387, for the
lots to be occupied by the new
National Guard Armory on the
site ‘between Mettler and Moore j
Way on Front Street.
The leeching pit and sewerage
line requested by the National
Guard on the south side of the
street, to be financed by the city,
was not found feasible, due to
excessive cost. However, an al
ternate plan, submitted by Carl
Glavinovich, will be submitted so
that the sewerage can be taken
care of on the land leased to the
National Guard.
* * *
Lot 16 in Block 16 has been pur
chased by the City, to be used
with some property exchanges, to
widen the street near the Golden
Goose Bar.
* * *
By resolution, the members of
the City Council appointed Allen
Doyle to the vacancy created by
the resignation of Councilman
Pete Reader. Doyle will serve until
the next city election in April.
U. S. Still Trying To
‘Catch Up,’ Says Dulles
WASHINGTON, UP) — Secretary
of State Dulles said today the
United States “is still trying to
‘catch up’ and make up for the
head start of the Soviets” in the
space race.
Dulles told the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee that Russia’s
recent moonshot, calculated to
have put a vehicle in orbit around
the sun, was “a spectacular pro
duct of Soviet material accom
plishment.” But he added:
“Our ‘space’ accomplishments
during the past year justify the
belief that we are making good
relative progress.”
CAB Orders Sweeping Changes In
Air Carriers Operating In Alaska
WASHINGTON, lBH — The Civil
Aeronautics Board today ordered
sweeping changes in routes and
service of air carriers operating
within Alaska.
The order, approved by Presi
dent Eisenhower, eliminates intra
Alaska routes served by Pan
American World Airways, Inc.
It also, in effect, establishes
Alaska Airlines and Pacific North
ern Airlines as trunk carriers in
the new state by eliminating some
of their less economical “bush”
routes.
The decision, in a case which
has been before the board since
1953, becomes effective 60 days
after the President’s approval.
The announcement said that came
Monday.
The decision eliminates service
to various small cities and villages
on the routes of Wein Alaska Air
lines, Northern Consolidated, Cor
dova Airlines, and Reeve Aleu
tian. The board said this was ac
complished by realigning the op
erating authority to conform with
service now actually provided.
Two new carriers were also
authorized. Western Alaska Air
lines was given a three-year auth
orization to run bush route to
King Salmon area formerly served
by Pacific Northern. Kodiak Air
ways was given a five-year certi
ficate to provide nonsubsidized
bush service to Kodiak Island
points.
Inlet Airways of Anchorage was
authorized to carry persons and
property between Anchorage and
Seldovia, and intermediate points.
Routes taken from Panair, Alaska
and Pacific Northern were trans
ferred to Intra-Alaska carriers.
The decision would cut subsi
dies, 'but no estimate in savings is
available. The total subsidy needed
for Alaska carriers for the year
starting July 1, 1959, is estimated
at four and one-third million
dollars.
Alaska Nat. Bank
Looted By Gunman
In Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, UP) — The new
State of Alaska had its first bank
robbery Monday. Clad in a parka
and the face covered by a hood
and a plaid scarf, a bandit robbed
the Alaska National Bank here of
more than $14,000.
Ofifcers of what is still known
as the Territorial Police, U. S.
marshals, Federal Bureau of In
vestigation agents and city police
combined in a search for the
robber.
The man, described as 6 feet
tall and between 35 and 40 years
old, pointed a revolver at the
bank’s cashier, stuffed the money
into a shopping bag and escaped.
Austerity Is Seen
For Generations
Of Americans
WASHINGTON, UP) — Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles said
today austerity and sacrifice, per
haps for generations ahead, will
be required to counter the eco
nomic-military growth of Com
munism.
“We may face a period even
harder than we have become used
to,” he said. .
The Secretary, in a statement
to the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee declared: “The price
of failure would be the destruc
tion of all our national objectives.
We must press on with courage to
build surer foundations for the
interdependent world community
of which we are a part.
“This will call for austerity and
sacrifice on the part of all.”
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy with little change
in temperature. Lowest tempera
ture expected tonight 5, the high
est expected tomorrow 15.
Democrats Assail
Budget As Fiscal
Juggling Act
WASHINGTON, UP) — Demo
crats assailed the Administration
budget-balancing pledges and tax
cutting talk today as part of a fis
cal juggling act they said is aimed
at fooling the people.
Senator Mike Mansfield, assist
ant Senate Democratic leader,
challenged statements of Repub
lican Congressional leaders that
the new budget will show a 100
million-dollar surplus and that
tax cuts may be possible in two
or three years.
Mansfield and other Democrats
contend President Eisenhower
plans to balance a 77-billion-dol
lar budget by estimating revenues
at a far higher level than they
are likely to reach.
Senator Clair Engle said in a
separate interview Congress will
take a good look at what he said
promises to be a “pipe dream”
budget, to be submitted by Eisen
hower next Monday.
Senator Estes Kefauver said he
is certain Congress is going to
vote all of the funds it believes are
needed for defense whether it bal
ances the budget or not.
However, Senator Thomas Ku
chel, the assistant Republican
leader, said the Democrats were
jumping to conclusions without
having the facts.
KANSAS GOVERNOR
COULDN'T DANCE AT
INAUGURATION BALL
TOPEKA, Kan., UP) — Governor
George Docking didn’t get to
dance at his inaugural ball Mon
day night.
There wasn’t room.
More than 2,000 persons jammed
the ballroom so tightly that only
part of the 300-member proces
sional got inside behind the Gov
ernor and Mrs. Docking.
The Dockings squeezed on
through the crowd and went
home.