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Fourth of July—A Time To
Take Stock of Ourselves
Americans are now six generations from George
Washington and Patrick Henry, both of whom repre
sented the height of citizen interest in government pro
viding individual freedom. Through the years we have
lost much of our love of freedom because we have not
had to work to keep it.
Greece lost her Democracy and Rome her Republic
when their interest in government sagged and their
government bogged down. As our government becames
more centralized our personal freedom shrinks.
On this one hundred and eightieth anniversary of
American freedom, envied by many nations in the
world today, we should take stock of ourselves and
determine what we have done as individuals to assert
ourselves in the government of our community and
country and resolve to be alert to what is gblng on
around us in politics and policies of government. Being
on the verge of Statehood, Alaskans have a wonderful
opportunity to study many phases of government at
an opportune time and be important factors in a “gov
ernment of the people, by the people and fo# the
people.”_
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James Stewart heads a six-star
cast in Paramount’s vitally im
portant “Strategic Air Com
mand,” showing at The Theater
on the Fourth of July. The
VistaVision and Technicolor
drama is the thundering story
of the fabulous men and planes
of our atomic air arm.
Monday Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 9, Detroit 3
Boston 3, Washington 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6, St. Louis 3
Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1
New York 5, Brooklyn 2
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Vancouver 7, Los Angeles *
Seattle 12, Anchorage 6
Wilson, Senators Exchange Sharp ,
Words in third Day of Grilling
WASHINGTON, ®—Secretary
of Defense Wilson was accused
by one Democratic senator today
of making a “false statement."
In turn, the secretary said he
was “due an apology” from oth
ers in hot exchanges before a
subcommittee investigating air
power.
At one point in a wordy ques
tion and answer duel with Sen.
Jackson (D-Wash), Wilson told
Jackson: “Senator, you can’t put
words in my mouth.”
Third Day of Grilling
The sharp words came as Wil
son was grilled for the third day
before a Senate Armed Services
subcommittee by Democratic sen
ators who are critical of adminis
tration air policies.
Some of the discussion revolved
about the furor raised by Wil
son’s use of the word “phony.”
Under fire from Sens. Syming
ton (D-Mo), Jackson, and Ervin
<D-NC>, Wilson testified he had
not ruled out a new speedup in
long-range bomber production
pending a new look at the pro
gram in the fall.
Confirmation Declined
At the same time, the secre
tary declined to confirm chair
man Symington’s insistence that
Wilson could take the nearly $800
million Congress voted above ad
ministration requests for air pow
er and turn out more than 20
B-52 bombers a month now
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planned as the goal for some time
in the future.
Ervin insisted, in his own
wrangle with Wilson, that the
secretary’s testimony yesterday
indicated he would not be bound
by the judgment of Congress
when it voted him the additional
funds.
20 B-52a a Month Maximum
The projected rate of 20 B-52s
a month, at a future date still
classified, Wilson said, is about as
“fast" as an “efficient” job can
be done, considering production,
personnel and base needs.
“I didn’t say," he told Ervin,
that “I was not going to pay any
attention to the expressed will of
Congress." • •
He said that 20 a month is the
figure recommended by his air
staff and that embodies a recent
ly agreed upon speedup.
The charge “that statement is
false” was hurled at Wilson by
Symington when the secretary
testified it was his understanding
that the Senate subcommittee re
served the right to challenge
the Defense Department’s view
of what closed door testimony at
highly secret hearings should be
released to the public.
Man 84, Retires Alter
70 Years With One Firm
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., dV—
Thomas Dumas, 84, began a life
of leisure today after 70 years
employment with the American
Optical Co.
Dumas, who retired yesterday,
is one of seven brothers who have
worked with the company a total
of 367 years. Two of the brothers
are still working there.
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NIXON, IN PHILIPPINES, TURNS
OVER ALL U.S. MILITARY BASES
MANILA, UFi—The United States
today acknowledged complete
sovereignty of the Philippines
over all US. military bases in
this island republic.
A joint U.S.-Philippine an
nouncement was issued here soon
after Vice President Richard Nix
on arrived to represent President
Eisenhower tomorrow at the 10th
anniversary celebration of Philip
pine independence.
Thro* Major Bases
The United States now oper
ates three major bases in the is
lands—Clark Air Force Base and
the Sangley and Subic naval in
stallations. There are also four
minor installations.
0 A joint statement issued by
President Ramon Magsaysay and
Nixon said:
“The United States since inde
pendence of the Philippines has
always acknowledged the sover
eignty of the Philippines over
bases and has reaffirmed full rec
ognition of such Philippine sov
ereignty over them.
Diplomatic Land Areas
“The United States will trans
fer and turn over to the Philip
pines all title papers and title
claims held by the United States
to all land areas used either in
the 'past or presently as military
bases, except those areas which
may now or will be used by Unit
ed States for diplomatic and coni1
sular establishments.”
The statement was issued after
a two-hour conference between
Magsaysay and fcfixon.
Brownell's Opinion Superceded
The announcement supercedes
an opinion rendered by Atty. Gen.
Herbert Brownell in 1953 which
asserted the United States Still
has title to bases acquitted before
Philippine independence.
The joint statement said the
two leaders discussed the “neces
sity for strengthening military
bases in the Philippines in order
to bolster common defense of the
two countries as well as the free
world in this area.”
They agreed the two govern
ments will hold, formal negotia
tions on military bases in the near
future.
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