Ralph Hiv ers Here j
On Campaign
For U.S. House
In Nome today on his three
week swing through Alaska, U.S.
Representative, Ralph J. Rivers
Congressman Ralph J. Rivers
commented upon the Democratic
presidential ticket and also upon
his own candidacy for re-election
as Alaska’s lone representative in
the U.S. Congress.
“If Sen. John Kennedy is elect
ed President in November with
Sen. Lyndon Johnson as Vice
President we will see a new lib
eral approach to government
which will be especially bene
ficial to Alaska. The Democratic
platform calls for a program of
vigorous action on many fronts
and especially emphasizes re
sources development and national
defense.”
“It should also be noted,” Riv
ers added, “that Sen. John Ken
nedy in public utterances has
shown an excellent grasp of Al
aska’s problems.”
In speaking of his own con
gressional race, Rivers said:
“I stand upon my record in
the 86th Congress. During my
term the first major piece of Al
askan legislation to pass the
House was the Alaska Omnibus
Act, which among other things,
granted 28 \'z million dollars to the
state. Since passage of that fun
damental legislation, numerous
bills pertaining to Alaska have
been enacted. These included my
NAVY ASSIGNS LANDING
TEAM TO ASIAN 7TH FLEET
HONG KONG, 1?' — The U.S.
Navy announced today a Marine
battalion landing team is being
assigned to duty afloat in Asian
waters “to further readiness of
the 7th Fleet.”
The announcement did not sug
gest the move was motivated by
any new emergency. It appeared
to be part of long-range U.S. plan
ning.
The announcement said the
move will provide the Marine
units involved—which will ro
tate every two months—with am
phibious training.
measures to assist the state in its
land selection program; to in
crease oil and gas leasing acre
age; to improve mail transporta
tion; and to allow state partici
pation in the airport ‘discretion
ary fund.’
“Still other bills I introduced—
such as legislation to allow Alas
kan veterans to use local hospitals
for non-service connected liabil
ities, to establish a United States
Study Commission for a compre
hensive study of Alaska’s land
and water resources, and to revive
tin mining in Alaska—are ready
for House consideration when
Congress reconvenes this month.
“Despite the legislative suc
cesses of the 86th Congress, much
remains to be done. If I am re
turned to Congress, I would,
among other things, take steps to
stabilize our transportation pic
ture; endeavor to persuade the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to pro
vide more high school facilities
for Alaska’s Native children; seek
ample appropriations for public
works projects to progress with
the Rampart development, the
Snettisham project, and our road
program; and sponsor still an
other bill to increase the price of
gold.
“As to moving the capital, I feel
that my usefulness on the federal
scene on behalf of the people of
all parts of Alaska is best sus
tained by maintaining a good
working relationship with all
areas of Alaska. Therefore, while
my own vote will be cast in favor
of retention of the capital at Ju
neau, I do not propose to cam
paign actively on behalf of either
side in this controversy.”
Mr. Rivers spoke this morning
at an early morning breakfast
with the Chamber of Commerce
at the North Star.
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Two Missing National
Security Agency Workers
Go Behind Iron Curtain
WASHINGTON, UP) — The De
fense Department said today it
"must be assumed that there is
a likelihood” that two missing
employes of a top secret intelli
gence agency “have gone behind
the iron curtain.”
The Pentagon, breaking several
days’ silence on the whereabouts
of Bernon F. Mitchell and William
H. Martin, confirmed earlier re
ports that the two employes of the
National Security Agency had
flown to Mexico City, thence to
Cuba. They had informed the
agency that they planned to take
a vacation trip to the western
United States.
The Pentagon’s statement said
that the investigation "indicates
that information in their posses
sion if revealed could in no way
be prejudicial to the security of
United States communications/’
The Pentagon said further that
neither of the two had “access to
classified information about Am
erican weapons or defense plans.”
Britain Reveals Detector
Able to “See” Submarines
At Long Distances
LONDON, UP)—Britain soon will
begin mass production of a new
electronic underwater weapon
able to “see” submarines dozens
of miles away, British naval au
thorities reported.
Allied defense experts regard
the device as a big step toward
meeting the threat of the Soviet
Union’s long-range submarines.
The device, known as a vari
able depth sonar (VDS>, was de
veloped by Canada in association
with Britain and the U. S.
An admiralty spokesman said
the gear and its performance still
are secret but is a great improve
ment over Asdic.
Asdic—named after the Allied
Submarine Detection Investiga
tion Committee—was towed un
der water by ships in World War
II and could give warnings of
lurking submarines within two or
three miles.
A “seeing” range of between 50
and 75 miles has been credited to
VDS—but British said these es
timates were highly exaggerated.
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They Haven't Taken The
Man Out of Planes—Yet
SAN DIEGO, UP — Officers of
the three armed services have as
sured the aircraft industry that
rockets and automatically guided
craft cannot make piloted planes
obsolete.
New kinds of low-flying, low
speed planes with men at the con
trols are among the needs for.
future defense, they said.
Addressing the Institute of
Aeronautical Sciences, Vice Adm.
R. B. Pirie said the Navy is
counting upon manned planes to
help it move quickly during small
crises. This, he said, is a good
method of preventing little crises
from becoming big ones calling
for nuclear war.
Lt. Gen. Arthur Trudeau, chief
of research and development for
the Army, told the group the So
viet Union has a missile that can
be moved on trucks or railroad
cars and has a range of about
1,500 miles.
Such a missile setup could be
brought secretly into Cuba and,
if used against this country, could
blast cities such as Houston and
New Orleans with great effective
ness, Trudeau said.
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GARY CROSBY HAS
MILD HEART CONDITION
LAS VEGAS, Nev., UFi—A mild
heart condition requires Gary
Crosby to end his Flamingo Hotel
engagement a week early.
Crosby, son of crooner Bing
Crosby, has been under a doctor’s
care. His condition has been ag
gravated by a recent diet, and the
physician has ordered rest.
The hotel announced the ter
mination Thursday. Carla Alber
ghetti will replace Gary next
Thursday if he can continue that
long. He had been booked for a
full month.
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