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Russian Trawler 1
Spies On U.S.
Missile Submarine
WASHINGTON, iff)—A Russian
trawler watched the new U. S.
Navy Polaris submarine George
Washington conducting tests only
60 miles off Long Island, the Navy
disclosed today.
It made public a phoograph of
the Soviet ship, taken on Tuesday,
as the trawler cruised within a
mile of where the submarine was
testing out its missile launching
equipment.
The picture indicated the Rus
sian ship is about 150 feet long,
qnd that it carries radar. Pre
sumably, like most big trawlers,
it is also equipped with sonar, the
underwater sound detection appa
ratus useful for spotting fish —
or submarines.
Since the testing site off Long
Island is in international waters,
the Soviet craft had every legal
right to be there.
The George Washington, the
first of the fleet ballistic missile
submarines, was test firing dummy
slugs. Thee slugs are ejected
from the launching tube and come
out to the surface, but do not go
into the air.
Anchorage 8th Grader
Is State Spelling Champion
ANCHORAGE, GW — Laurel
Pratt, an 11 -year-old Eighth
Grader at Anchorage’s Cora Dee
Clark Junior High, was acclaimed
champion of he 1960 Alaska
Spelling Bee last night.
Winner over 50 other contest
ants representing more than 60
schools from Nome to Sitka,
Laurel will compete in the Na
tional Spelling Bee in Washington,
D. C., as a guest of the Anchorage
Daily Times.
Laurel became champion after
she corrected the misspelling of
“wherewithal” by Wendy Warren,
Fairbanks Junior High student
and runnerup, and then correct
ly spelled “receptacle.”
Marcia Conklin of' Nome fin
ished ninth.
The National Spelling Bee will
toe held June 6-11.
Short Wave Message
May Have Been Appeal
From Lost Pacific Flier
BANDERA, Tex., UP)—Mrs. J. E.
Sifferliu, with an old shortwave
set, today heard what may have j
been an appeal from Peter Gluck
mann, missing on a flight from
Tokyo to New York.
Mrs. Sifferliu said she was “just
messing around” with the short
wave portion of an old set com
bined with a standard band set.
She said she heard someone say
the following, the voice at some
times fading until it could not be
heard:
“Been here since yesterday . . .”
“Small plane on beach 150 miles
from Honolulu . . .”
The voice also mentioned a left
wing and gave the initials “G.C.”
She said she had no way to
authenticate the voice as that of
Gluckmann.
DeGaulle Receives Full
Force of N’Orleans Charm
NEW ORLEANS, UP) — French
President Charles De Gaulle
spent a busy hour before noon to
day and paid tribute to the
Frenchman who founded New
Orleans, received the city’s inter
national Order of Merit and had
an avenue named in his honor.
The French leader placed a
wreath of red, white and blue
flowers at the statue of Jean
Baptiste Le Moyne Debienville.
He shook hands with many school
children who circled the monu
ment.
In the City Council Chamber,
he received the Order of Merit
from the mayor, who told De
Gaulle that Victory Drive —
across the Mississippi River from
New Orleans — is now De Gaulle
Avenue.
De Gaulle termed the awards a
“great honor” and said there were
“ties that bound France to this
city.”
Thousands lined the streets
along the route of the motorcade
and hundreds of tiny French flags
dotted the turnout.
De Gaulle turned his attention
to the lowly crawfish at a formal
■banquet as Creole chefs tried o
convince him they have improved
on French cuisine.
—
BAND CONCERT
— 7:30 P.M.. Friday- April 29 —
LELAND R. BARBER, Director
Luzerne Overture.Lester Brockton
BAND
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor . . . S. Rachmaninoff
BAND
Chrysalis.Gustave Langenus
Clarinet Solo: Jeanette Amundsen
Dance of the Apprentices.R. Wagner
BAND
Indian Love Call. Rudolf Friml
Pamela Mulvihill, Clarinet; Rodney Boucher, Saxophone.
Great Gate of Kiev.M. Moussorgsky
BAND
Huldigungsmarseh.Edvard Grieg
BAND
A Bit of Harmony.J. S. Zamecnik
Brass Trio: Ray Arnold, Douglas Lee, Harry Johnsen.
The Rolling Sea.J. S. Zamecnik
Brass Trio
El Relicario.Jose Padilla
BAND
Ballet Egyptien.A. Luigini
BAND
Jalousie.Jacob Gade
Tenor Saxophone Solo: Rodney Boucher
Symphony No. 5, in E Minor . . . Anton Dvorak
(Excerpts from the Finale) — THE BAND —
Temperature High
At Nenana Today
A special report from Nenana
this morning states that the tem
perature is rising and the little
town of Nenana on the Tanana
River is in a fever of speculation
and excitement.
The ice is rotting fast, and it is
no longer safe to cross the river
afoot.
The clock has been set, and a
24-ihour vigilant watch has been
started.
Two of the oldest residents, L.
C. Olson and Charlie Ross, think
that the tripod should start float
ing down river in about a week.
Turkish Students
Seek to Overthrow
Mendares Regime
ANKARA, Turkey, UP) — Stu
dent demonstrations aga'inst Pre
mier Menderes spread to three
Turkish cities today. Students
battled with police in this capitol
and demonstrated on into the
night in Izmir and Istanbul.
At least 100 persons were in
jured i n Ankara as students
battled mounted police in defiance
of martial law. There were un
confirmed reports that four stu
dents and a policeman were killed.
The demonstration began as the
Ankara students massed to sing
the Turkish independence anthem
and to shout approval for the
10,000 Istanbul students who ri
oted against Menderes yesterday
— some shouting “freedom” and
citing the example of Korean stu
dents who toppled the Syngman
Rhee regime.
The martial laws declared yes
terday to curb Istanbul’s demon
strations was extended to Ankara
but failed to stop the politically
minded students from speaking
their piece.
The government controlled ra
dio announced that all universi
ties will be closed until May 29.
U.S. and South Korea
To Review U.S. Aid To
Weed Out Partisan Policies
SEOUL, {Jfi — The United Stales
and South Korea agreed today to
launch a joint review of U. S. aid
spending in Korea to weed out use
of funds for partisan politics.
Acting President Huh Chung of
the new caretaker government
and U. S. Ambassador Walter P.
McConaughty announced the re
view in a joint statement.
The U. S. Embassy had indi
cated earlier such moves had been
under consideration for some time
before the collapse of the Syng
man Rhee government .
This was another of a series of
operations to tear down the struc
ture of Rhee’s authoritarian state.
The new cabinet also ordered the
Justice Ministry to void or revise
undemocratic laws immediately.
Paraguay Invaded
From Argentina Today
ASUNCION, Paraguay, (J’l — A
band of about 500 men invaded
Paraguay from Argentina today,
official sources reported.
The invaders tried to occupy the
small town of Puerto Carlos An
tonio Lopezzon on the upper
reaches of the Parana River in
southeastern Paraguay, the
sources said.
The force met local resistance,
and fighting was still going on
tonight, it was reported.
State Administration Asks
Federal Government for
Old Nome Fed. Building
JUNEAU, Iff)—The federal gov
ernment has been asked by the
state to transfer to Alaska build
ings at Seward, Nome, Dilling
ham and Kenai, formerly used by
the U. S. Bureau of Prisons and
the Marshal’s Office.
The facilities were requested by
the state under provisions of the
Alaska Omnibus Act, which auth
orizes the state to acquire without
charge various federal property.
The state asked for transfer of
the old Federal Building at Nome.
The 23-year-old building has been
unoccupied since construction of
a new federal building a year ago.
The Governor’s office also said
agreement has been reached to
extend lease arrangements for
various federal agencies to retain
office space in the capitol building
here, pending completion of new
facilities this fall. The agencies
previously, had been scheduled to
vacate the capitol by July 1.
Chessman Appeals To
California Supreme Court
That Death Be Commuted
SAN FRANCISCO, UP) — An
attorney for Caryl Chessman ap
pealed to the California Supreme
Court today to recommend hat
Chessman’s death sentence be
commuted.
Chessman is under sentence to
die in San Quentin Prison’s gas
chamber at 10 a.m. Monday for
kidnaping with bodily harm, rob
bery and sex perversion. He has
been on Death Row almost 12
years. This is his ninth death date.
His attorney, George T. Davis,
asked the Supreme Court to make
a mercy recommendation on the
ground that 12 years’ imprison
ment under death sentence “can
and should constitute a basis for
the recommendation of clemency.”
Gov. Edmund Brown has de
clared he can’t commute the death
sentence to a life term without
the recommendation of the court.
Hoffa Trial Ordered
To Start Tuesday
WASHINGTON, UP) — U. S. Dis
trict Judge Joseph Jackson today
ordered a trial beginning Tuesday
of civil proceedings aimed to
oust James Hoffa as president of
the Teamsers Union.
Jackson denied a motion by
Hoffa’s attorneys that he throw
out the proceedings.
The proceedings against Hoffa
are based on a contention that he
misused union funds. They were
brought by court-appointed moni
tors who contend Hoffa used some
$600,000 of Detroit Local 299
Teamsters’ funds in various per
sonal business enterprises.
50-Star Flag To Fly First
Time Officially On July 4
At Fort McHenry, Md.
WASHINGTON, UP) — The new
50-star American Flag will fly
officially for the first time next
July 4 at the Ft. McHenry Nation
al Monument in Baltimore.
The flag, signifying Hawaii’s
admission to the Union, will be
raised at 12:01 a.m. in ceremonies
similar to those held at the fort
a year ago for the 49-star flag
marking Alaska’s admission as a
state.
It was during the British bom
bardment of the fort in 1914 that
Francis Scott Key wrote the
words of the Star Spangled
Banner.
Bartlett Files for
Alaska Primary
(By The Associated Press)
The formal filing of U. S. Sen.
E. L. Bartlett as a Democratic
candidate for renomination at
Alaska’s August 9 primary elec
tion was received today toy the
Secretary of State’s office at
Juneau.
Bartlett, who drew an initial
Senate term of two years when he
was seated in the Senate after
Alaska’s admission to Statehood
on January 3, 1959, previously had
announced his plan to seek a full
six-year term at this year’s
election.
He is expected to receive no
opposition in the Democratic pri
mary.
Dr. Lee McKinley, a Palmer Re
publican, has filed for the Senate
on the GOP ticket. A Fairbanks
local labor official, Lawrence
Brayton, is seeking certification
on the November general election
ballot as an independent Alaska
Party candidate for the Senate.
Filing action was increasing as
the 5 p.m. Monday deadline ap
proached for candidates to get
their names on the primary
ballot.
M. S. Mitrovich of Sitka filed
as a Republican candidate for one
of the two Fourth District State
House seats in Alaska’s Legis
lature.
District Filings to Date . . .
Two more filings have been re
ceived for Senator at Large for
District N. On the Democratic
ticket, Stanley Smith of Scammon
Bay has filed, and the other candi
date is Arthur Johnson, a Repub
lican, of Unalakleet.
There are three Democratic
filings for district House seats in
this area: Don Roberts of Kotze
bue for District 22; John Nusin
ginya and Warren Matumeak, both
of Barrow, for District 21.
From Nome, Republican Charles
Frazier has filed for the District
23 nomination to the House seat.
Senate Ponders Partisan
Effects of Billion-Dollar
Housing Measure
WASHINGTON, UP) — A billion
dollar housing bill threatened with
a Presidential veto was the Sen
ate’s problem today.
The House passed it Thursday,
214-163, a substantial vote stiU
below the two-thirds that would
be needed to override a veto by
President Eisenhower.
Much of the debate was on par
tisan lines, foreshadowing efforts
to make a Presidential campaign
issue of housing and mortgage
costs.
Republican House Leader
Charles A. Halleck of Indiana has
predicted a veto, saying the bill
will never become law in its pres
ent form. Its major feature is
authorization for the use of as
much as one billion dollars to
purchase at par mortgages in
sured by the Federal Housing Ad
ministration or Veterans Adminis
tration.
Nazis Stii Display Hale
PANAMA, VP)—Crude red swa
stikas were sprayed last night on
automobiles parked outside a syn
agogue where memorial services
were being held for Jewish vic
tims of the Nazis.