Herter Reveals
Soviets Built Huge
Espionage Ring
WASHINGTON, UPI — Congress
was told Monday the Sino-Soviet
bloc states maintain an espion
age ring made up of some 300,000
trained officers serving in 27 in
telligence and security services.
Secretary of State Herter said
in a statement submitted to the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee that no government in history
“has placed heavier emphasis on
espionage” than the Soviet Union.
His statement, submitted to the
Senate by Sen. J. William Ful
bright, was offered for consid
eration in the committee’s forth
coming report on its inquiry into
the shooting down of the U2 spy
plane over the Soviet Union a
week prior to the Paris summit
meeting.
Herter sent the 23-page state
ment to the committee as “a
source of ready reference.
“The Soviet Union,” he said,
“has built the largest of all intel
ligence machines and maintains1
an unparelleled network of agents
throughout the world.”
In recent years, Herter said,
some 360 individuals in 11 dif
ferent countries of the free world
have been convicted of espionage
for the Soviet Union.
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City Council
Meeting News
Remodeling City Offices
The City has received no bids
on the remodeling of the City
Building. Negotiations are now
under way for Ivan Johnson, con
tractor, to furnish the labor and
the city to furnish the material so
that the remodeling may be com
pleted as soon as possible for the
Light and Power Utilities office
to move into the building.
$1,250 For Fire Equipment
The Volunteer Firemen sub
mitted a figure of $1,250 for new
and needed fire equipment, in
cluding 'hose and nozzles, as well
as a radio for the fire truck, and
such purchases were authorized
by the Council.
The School Budget and the ap
plications for a new Police and
Fire Chief were tabled until a full
Council could be present. There
were only four Councilmen at the
meeting.
In the matter of a request to
lower the age of taxicab drivers
no change was recommended.
Upon request of the Standard
Oil Company, the Council issued
a statement that six years is the
time requirement to keep records
of sales tax.
Free Garbage Service
The town’s clean - up project
was reported very successful, es
pecially at the east end of town,
and some consideration is being
given to providing garbage serv
ice for those who canriot afford
to pay for the service. Bids will
be asked from the sanitary serv
ices for some way of handling
this matter.
Due to the resignation of Chief
Odie Stamatis, Dale Boehler and
Jim Carter, both former patrol
men, have been hired until such
time as a new Chief is selected.
City charges against Stamatis
are to be dropped, the Council
decided.
Await Census Report
Developments on the water and
sewerage project are temporarily
suspended, pending completion of
the 1960 census, to ascertain the
percentage of Native people liv
ing in the community.
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Powers’ Letter to
Wife Says He’s
Well Treated
MILLEDGEVIULE, Ga., —
The wife of an American flyer
imprisoned in the Soviet Union on
spy charges said he had written
her that he is being treated well.
Barbara Gay Powers, 25, said
she received the letter May 31
from Francis Powers, 30, in reg
ular mail. It was postmarked May
26 in Moscow.
Dr. James Baugh, Mrs. Powers’
physician, read her statement at
a news conference at Milledge
ville, where she is staying at the
home of her mother.
Baugh said the envelope had a
return Moscow street address. He
said the letter showed no signs
of having been censored. The let
ter itself was not made public,
and Baugh read Mrs. Powers’ pre
pared statement on her impres
sions of it. The statement said:
“The letter originated in Mos
cow and was dated May 26. The
letter was written in Gary’s hand
writing and did not appear to be
restrained. He described his first
sensation of coming down in a
parachute, landing and receiving
a minor skin wound on the face.
“He was taken into custody. A
lady physician treated his wound.
“A few days after his capture
he was taken on a tour of Mos
cow and shown the remains of
his plane. He described Moscow
as a beautiful city.
“My husband has no idea of
his ultimate fate. They have told
him he will be tried in accordance
with the Soviet code for espion
age. Conviction carries a sentence
of seven years to death.
“I am hopeful that my husband
will be returned soon. I am con
stantly praying that Premier
Khrushchev will reunite us as he
as in other cases.
“A great deal of the letter was
concerned with personal things.”
Baugh, answering questions
after reading the statement, said
Powers had encouraged his wife
to visit Moscow. He said the So
viet government has said his rel
atives can come, and that he
needs them more during and after
the trial.
Bodies Recovered from
December Crash Site
ANCHORAGE, W) — Bodies of
a former Illinois school teacher
and an Anchorage man were re
covered yesterday from wreckage
of a private plane that crashed
in the rugged Alaska Peninsula
last December.
An Air Force helicopter crew
removed the bodies of Donna Mc
Gladrey, 24, formerly of Water
man, ,111., and Richard Newton,
employe of an Anchorage plumb
ing and heating firm.
The plane disappeared on a
flight from Anchorage to Dilling
ham. Miss McGladrey, who had
been teaching at Ohugiak, had
planned to visit friends at Dilling
am, where she had taught in 1956.
Burned wreckage of the small
plane was found Monday.
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May Employment Up
By One Million
WASHINGTON, M—A million
man increase in employment in
May was reported by the Labor
Department this week.
The substantial gain, about nor
mal or slightly better for the sea
son, carried the nation’s total civi
lian employment to a record for
the month at 67,208,000.
Unemployment fell by about
200,000 to 3,459,000. This also was
about an average movement for
May.
The decline in unemployment
meant that 951 of every 1,000 men
and women who wanted jobs had
them. But factory employment de
clined seasonally by 45,000, main
ly because of continued cutbacks
in the steel and machinery indus
tries. There were about 150,000
fewer factory jobs than there
were a year ago.
The expansion of employment
reflected chiefly gains in farming,
construction and other outdoor
work. They brought the employ
ment total to a level 1V4 million
above that of a year ago. Depart
ment officials were cheered by a
decline of 300,000' in the number
of long-term unemployed — those
Who have been hunting jobs for
15 weeks or longer. This reduced
the total of long-term unemployed
to about 900,000.
Soviets Agree to Talk Over
Commercial Air Flights
WASHINGTON, UP) — The
United States and the Soviet Union
will start formal talks on a com
mercial air agreement in Wash
ington July 18.
State Department officials said
a Soviet note received last week
accepted a U. S. invitation. The
Soviets suggested that the con
ference start July 18.
Officials said there was no indi
cation what routes the Soviets
will ask or offer in exchange.
On the American side, Pan
American has the authority to fly
to Moscow and Aeroflot, the
state-owned Soviet agency, would
be Pan Am’s opposite number.
Denver U. Sanitarians
Install Nome’s Harry
Carter as New Member
DENVER — The National Assn,
of Sanitarians, with headquarters
at the University of Denver, an
nounced recently that Harry Earl
Carter of Nome has been accepted
as a member in this professional
society.
President Walter Kimsey, R.S.,
stated, “We are happy to welcome
Carter as a member. His interest
and accomplishments will be ma
terial assets in the advancement
of our purposes. His affiliation
will provide another opportunity
for him and for us to render in
creased services for the health
and welfare of people. We com
pliment him and the agency he
represents on this meaningful
occasion.”
U.S.-Japan Treaty Gets
Fast Committee Approval
WASHINGTON, UP) — The Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
gave speedy approval yesterday
to the new U. S.-Japanese secur
ity treaty.
The treaty was approved with
out a dissenting vote in a closed
session that lasted only 20 min
utes. The action cleared the way
for sending the treaty to the floor
of the Senate for ratification.
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