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Lack of Snow
Besets Olympic
Winter Games
CORTINAS D’AMPEZZO, It
aly, —A light snow began fall
ing today on Cortina’s craggy,
snow - starved slopes, raising
hopes for successful winter Olym
pic Games, which open tomor
row.
It was the first snow in 15
days.
Before it could begin to cover
the courses where the events will
be held, the snow stopped. Clouds
began blowing away.
Officials already had planned
to go ahead with skiing events on
mountain slopes surrounding the
village but skiers reported the
snow thin and dangerously fast.
To add to the difficulties, of
ficials found themselves with an
other headache — a threatened
walkout of hockey referees.
The 15 Olympic hockey refe
rees, representing each of the
ten countries in the tournament,
held an angry meeting and issued
a protest over living accommoda
tions.
Some said unless the situation
is remedied and unless they are
reimbursed for personal expenses :
they will head home tomorrow. j
“Our rooms are terrible, the
worst I’ve seen in 15 years of
handling international matches,”
complained the Swiss referee.
Meanwhile, Alpine skiers from
a dozen nations turned out to
check the slopes where the down
hill, giant slalom and special sla
lom races will be held.
These slopes, turned into “sui
cide” highways by craggy rocks
and lack of snow, have been re
sponsible for a growing list of
accidents. Thirty competitors
have been injured so far, most of
them skiers.
Seven Crewmen Safe
After Crashlanding Of
Air Force Tanker Plane
ANCHORAGE, GW— The seven
men aboard an Air Force tanker
plane escaped uninjured yester
day when the big KC97 crash
landed at Goose Bay, across the
inlet from Anchorage.
All the crewmen were picked
up by helicopters from Elmen
dorf Air Force Base within 18
minutes of the landing. Extent of
the damage to the tanker, which
was returning to Elmendorf, was
undetermined.
Air base officials said the plane
landed at Goose Bay because it
had been disabled and was un
able to reach Elmendorf.
By Way of Celebration?
DALLAS, GIT—Detective Lt. J.
C. Wilson went into a restaurant
last night to dine during his first
day’s duty with the police burg
lary-and-theft bureau.
While he was dining a thief
stole his hat. |
Democrat Beats GOP
In First Congressional
Election Of The Year
PITTSBURGH, UP — Jubilant
Democrats saw a bright omen in
their smashing 3-1 victory margin
yesterday in the year’s first con
gressional election. But Republi
cans termed the victory of Repre
sentative-elect Elmer J. Holland
over Republican David J. Smith
a personal triumph and a victory
by default.
Holland, elected to fill the un
expired term of the late Rep.
Vera Buchanan (D-Pa), said the
special election result “points out
very clearly that the Democratic
party is on the march back to
the presidency.”
Smith, of nearby McKeesport,
commented after the votes were
counted that “Republican lead
ers refused to enter this con
test. . . . the vote is the result
of their fear or timidity.”
Smith campaigned almost alone.
He operates a confectionery store
in McKeesport and has never held
elective office. He said he had
written for help to GOP National
Chairman Leonard Hall, Sen.
James H. Duff <R-Pa> and Rep.
Richard Simpson <R-Pa> chair
man of the GOP congressional
campaign committee.
“I didn’t even get an answer,”
Smth told a reporter.
Holland’s campaign was based
on personal appeal and a program
of security for the workman and
the aged. Smith pegged his cam
paign to Holland’s residence in
Pittsburgh and asserting McKees
port residents wanted their rep
resentative to live there.
“The Boston Rocket” Out
Of Existence With Death
Of 9-Year-Old Editor
BOSTON, UP) — The newspaper,
“The Boston Rocket,” was out of
existence today.
It’s editor, 9-year-old Robert
Decker, died yesterday of cirr
hosis of the liver.
Bobby had hoped to be a real
newspaperman some time and he
had trained himself early for the
job.
He put out “The Boston Rocket”
a pencilled news sheet, from his
bed in the Massachusetts Memor
ial Hospital.
He wrote of other patients, the
nurses, doctors. And seven weeks
ago noted: “Only 17 days to
Christmas . . . Santa will be here
soon.”
One of the highlights of
Bobby’s short life came recently
when an Associated Press report
er interviewed Bobby and an
Associated Press photographer
took his picture.
The sheaves of clippings about
himself, sent by news clipping
services, brightened his life for
days.
But this is the end of Robert
Decker’s brave story — “30,” in
the journalistic tradition.
Eden To Ask U.S.
Air Action In Any
Mid-East Trouble
SOUTHHAMPTON, England,
Prime Minister Eden sailed today
for the United States and talks
with President Eisenhower. Eden
reportedly will seek a pledge of
joint U.S. - British »air action
against any major aggression by
Israelis or Arabs in the troubled
Middle East.
In a statement before leaving
aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth,
the prime minister said he hoped
his trip would contribute “not
only to the happiness and welfare
of both our countries, but also to
the peace of the world.”
British informants said Eden
will ask the United States to join
Britain in a warning that air
arms of the two big powers would
move against any aggessor in the
Arab-Israeli dispute.
These sources said Eden is
ready to designate some Royal
Air Force units based on Cyprus
for such action in the event of
large scale violation of the Pales
tine armistice agreements or fron
tier lines. They said he may sug
gest similar standby instructions
be given U.S. planes on two air
craft carriers of the U. S. 6th
Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Kentucky Governor Bans
Private Use State Vehicles
FRANKFORT, Ky„ UP) — Gov.
A. B. Chandler meant business
when he said recently state
owned vehicles were to be used
for business only.
Chandler yesterday ordered
state police to stop any state
owned vehicles they see on the
highways at night and on Sunday.
Drivers of the vehicles — pre
sumably state employes — would
be cited to explain to their sup
eriors why the vehicles were in
use.
Communists Sympathize
With U.S. Taxpayers
MOSCOW, UP>—Sympathy for
the American taxpayer as he digs
down to meet payments to Uncle
Sam came from an unexpected
quarter Tuesday.
The Communist Party newspa
per Pravda said American tax
payers were not getting the break
they deserve because the U. S.
government keeps increasing the
“cold war budget" and cutting
funds for social services.
Big Year for Advertising
LOS ANGELES, UP)—A New
York advertising executive pre
dicts American advertisers will
spend more than $9 billion this
year—half a billion more than
last year.
Chairman Robert F. Carney of
Foote Con & Belding also said
mass marketing of goods pro
duced by industry has never been
more necessary to the health of
the American economy than now.
Tidal Ice Breaks Water
Main At Seldovia So
The Town Is “Dry”
ANCHORAGE, UP — The resi
dents of Seldovia, 150 miles
southwest of here, think they un
derstand the feelings of the an
cient mariner who saw water
everywhere but hadn’t a drop to
drink.
A broken main pipeline nearly
drained the town’s water reser
voir last week and the major
emergency supply available is
from a small creek. Today, not
more than five minutes water
supply was in the mains at any
time.
Five hundred feet of pipe is
being freighted to the town from
Civil Defense stockpiles here to
bring in more water.
The pipeline break occurred
when tidal ice crushed the line
at a point where it crossed a
slough. Seldovia is on Kachemak
Bay, whose useless (for drinking)
salt water comes in the from the
great Gulf of Alaska.
Eisenhower Has
Warm Praise For
Richard Nixon
WASHINGTON, UP*— President
Eisenhower, still not saying how
he feels about seeking a second
term, spiced a discussion of the
issue today with warm praise of
Vice President Nixon and a frown
at mixing politics and the Sup
reme Court.
His remarks about the court
were in response to a question
about a possible “draft” of Chief
Justice Warren for the GOP nom
ination.
In a news conference exchange
Eisenhower also said no member
of his family is opposed to his
running again.
In a somewhat jocular mood,
the President said he will not
dilly-dally over the second term
question, and when he makes a
decision he probably will an
nounce it in as dramatic a fashion
as he can.
Eisenhower was asked whether,
if he does seek re-election, Vice
President Nixon would be his
choice as a running mate again.
In reply, Eisenhower said he
never has talked to Nixon about
that, and until he has had a
chance to do so he would prefer
not to discuss it.
Eisenhower went on to speak
warmly of the vice president, as
he has several times in the past.
At one point he said there has
never been a vice president so
well versed in the activities of
government as Nixon.
On taxes Eisenhower said good
ness knows he is anxious to have
taxes reduced. But he repeated
what he has said before—he sees
no prospect for a cut at this time
because of the slim surplus the
government anticipates in bud
gets for both this fiscal year and
next.
President Gets
‘Friendly Letter*
From Bulganin
WASHINGTON, UH— President
Eisenhower today received a
“friendly letter” from Soviet Pre
mier Bulganin setting forth what
the White House called “certain
ideas” respecting world peace,
Soviet Ambassador Georgi N.
Zarubin read Bulganin’s letter in
Russian to Eisenhower and to
Secretary of State Dulles who re
ceived him in the President’s of
fice. An interpreter translated it
into English as the ambassador
read.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty told newsmen;
“Intermittently since the Gen
eva conference the President and
Premier Bulganin have been ex
changing correspondence.
“The Soviet ambassador this
morning brought in a friendly
letter containing certain ideas
which the Premier has asked the
President to study further in the
interest of promoting world
peace.”
Hagerty declined to say what
ideas Bulganin had set forth or
whether they were related to dis
armament.
Zarubin himself declined to
discuss the letter.
Lloyd of London Offers
20-i Odds Grace Kelly
Will Produce An Heir
LONDON, Uf) — London insur
ance men are willing to offer 20-1
odds that actress Grace Kelly
produces an heir or heiress to
the throne of Monaco after her
marriage to Prince Rainier III.
Several Monaco businessmen
have approached Lloyds of Lon
don for insurance against the risk
of Miss Kelly not providing such
a successor.
For down on the Mediterran
ean shores there’s business — as
well as romantic—interest in the
bethrothal of Prince Rainier.
The tiny principality of Mon
aco, with its Monte Carlo Casino,
will become part of France if
the ruling family dies out. That
would mean paying steeper
French taxes and possible mili
tary service with the French
forces
The odds were based on the
premium rates a Lloyds official
said would be charged for insur
ance against the lack of an heir.
Salmon Pack Last Year
Smallest In 50 Years
SEATTLE, — Combined sal
mon production last year of Alas
ka and the United States main
land was estimated today at
3,233,500 cases, the smallest pack
in 50 years.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice, which announced the figure,
said it was the smallest pack
since 1906. It compares with
4,163,000 cases in 1954 and 8,965,
000 in the record year of 1936.
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