2 THE NOME NUGGET Friday. January 2. 1953
THE NOME NUGGET
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THE CASTING DIRECTOR
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MORSE EXPECTS DEFEAT
Senator Wayne Morse, Independent from Oregon,
recently told an audience that he expected to be de
feated in 1956 as a result of his bolt from the Repub
lican Party this year. Early in 1952, he was an ardent
supporter of General Eisenhower, but became disil
lusioned as the campaign got underway and switched
his support to Governor Stevenson—the Democratic
candidate. At the same time, he announced he was re
signing from the Republican Party.
Thus, Senator Morse is now an Independent, his
candidate defeated but he himself unbowed. He pro
mises a fight in 1956 for re-election even though he
says he expects defeat. This is an unusual spectacle
on the political scene and the public office-holder who
admits he expects defeat is indeed a rare official in
these times.
It occurs to us that Morse’s future seriously de
pends not upon himself so such as it does upon the
performance of the new Republican administration.
Should the new administration run into serious trouble
such as a domestic economic crisis, or should it involve
this country in a larger Far Eastern war than we are
now engaged in, Senator Morse may reap some benefit
from the Republican difficulty.
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Appeal Denied To
Save Atom Spy
Team from Death
NEW YORK, UP) —A federal
judge Friday denied an appeal
to save the atom spy team of
Julius Rosenberg and his wife,
Ethel, from death in the electric
chair.
The denial was made by fed
eral Judge Irving R. Kaufman
after hearing a clemency plea for
the two. They are in Sing Sing
prison, scheduled to die the week
of Jan. 111.
Kaufman said in denying clem
ency:
“I still feel that their crime
was worse than murder.”
The Rosenberg’s only appeal
now is to the White House.
If President Truman should
stay the execution, the case might
become President - elect Eisen
hower’s responsibility because of
the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Kaufman, who sentenced the
couple to death, said in his opin
ion:
“I have meditated and reflected
long and difficult hours over the
sentence in this case. I have
studied and restudied the record
and I have seen nothing, nor has
anything been presented to me,
to cause me to change the sen
tence originally imposed.”
i The U. S. Supreme Court al
ready has refused to intervene.
New York Mayor Charges
Collusion to Raise Fares
In Biggest Bus Strike
NEW YORK, UP) — Thousands
of New Yorkers turned to autos,
taxis and the “shoe-leather ex
press” Friday as the biggest bus
strike in the city’s history entered
a second day.
A semi-holiday week-end, with
schools and many offices closed,
softened the impact of the strike
which 8,200 employes of the CIO
Transport Workers Union launch
ed at midnight New Year’s Eve
against eight privately owned bus
lines.
The union is sore at Mayor Vin
cent R. Impelliterri because he
charged “collusion” between the
TWU and the struck companies to
force higher fares.
The union demands a 40-hour
week, instead of the current 44
hours, and pay raises.
The city’s vast transportation
network of subways, city - owned
bus lines and elevateds absorbed
the overflow without difficulty.
Half of North Carolina is for
ested. 1
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4-12 p.m.
GOP Senators
Choose Robt. Taft
For Floor Leader
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Repub
lican senators unanimously chose
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio Fri
day to be their floor leader in
the new Congress.
The choice of Taft—a selection
made certain by behind-the
scenes jockeying in the months
since the election — was an
nounced after a two-hour closed
door session.
Also picked for key Senate
posts by unanimous votes at the
morning meeting were Sen. Styles
Bridges of New Hampshire to be
president pro tempore; Sen. Wm.
Knowland of California to be
chairman of the Senate GOP
Policy committee; and Sen. Eu
gene D. Millikin of Colorado to be
chairman of the GOP conference
which includes the 48 Republican
senators.
The new Congress convenes at
noon tomorrow and shortly there
after these selections are ex
pected to be made official by for
mal vote.
Friday’s meeting was what is
known as a caucus, fhat is, the
Republican senators got together
to agree on the slate they will
offer when the Senate organizes.
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon,
who bolted the Republican party
to become an independent and
support the Democratic presiden
tial nominee during the last elec
tion, did not attend the session
WOMAN'S LIFE SAVED BY
FUR COAT AND A LASSO
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., (fP) — A
fur coat and an accurate lasso
helped save the life otf Mrs. Cath
erine Pratt, 77, after she fell into
the Piscataqua River Thursday.
Police who spotted Mrs. Pratt
floating down the swiftly moving
river said she apparently was
buoyed by the coat.
Randall Noseworthy, a civilian,
fashioned a lariat from a piece of *
rope, lascoed her and pulled her
to safety.
Cable Aids Current Study
NEW YORK, (JP) — A Western
Union submarine cable on the
ocean’s floor is being used by
scientists to help discover sec
rets of the Gulf Stream, the tele
graph company announced re
cently.
The 100 - mile cable between
Florida and Cuba lies across the
path of the Gulf Stream. Since
scientists claim the movement of
water over the earth’s magnetic
field produces electrical energy,
they are recording it on an auto
matic voltage indicated by plac
ing an electrode on the end of
each cable, the announcement
stated.
It is hoped to determine the re
lation between seasonal varia
tions in the Florida current’s
strength.
Contrary to popular belief,
bears are not particularly fond of
honey although they often raid
beehives tG eat the young bees
in the combs.
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