Russia Charges
U. S* “Kidnaps”
Witnesses
WASHINGTON, (/P)—1The state
department today promised asy
lum for two Soviet school teach
ers who have figured in current
Congressional spy investigations
if—as expected they want to re
main in this country.
At the same time, the depart
ment disclosed that the Russian
government’s claim that official
agencies of the United States were
involved in “kidnaping” at least
one of the teachers have been de
nied directly to Soviet foreign
minister Molotov by American
ambassador Walter Bedell Smith.
Moreover, department spokes
man Michael J. McDermott also
vigorously denied a repcflt broad
cast by the Moscow radio that un
* dersecretary of state Robert A.
Lovett had told the Russian am
bassador in Washington last Mon
day night that one of the teach
ers, Michael Ivanovitch Samarin,
“was subject to interrogation by
the federal Bureau of Investiga
U.S. Commissioner s Court!
—
In Commissioner’s Court yes-'
terday Richard Curtis was given
a sentence of ten days in jail and
a ten dollar fine for trespassing i
and carrying a concealed weapon.
The act was committed on the
! premises of Ruby Singyke’s tent
1 on the Sand Spit, east of Nome.
The charge was first made
against Richard’s brother Dick, in
; error, because of Ruby’s broken
■ E n glish, authorities misunder
; stood her complaint. Later Rich
ard was brought in and identified
as the wanted man.
All three persons in question
are local Eskimos.
tion.”
McDermott characterized that
'Moscow radio report, which was
represented as the official version
of what Molotov told Smith Wed-!
nesday night, as being “pretty
rough.”
McDermott sai dthat Lovett ac
I tually told the Soviet ambassador
that all he knew was what he had
read in the newspapers about the
McDermott said that Lovett ac
counts showed Samarin had vol
untarily requested an interview
with the FBI.
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retreat at Valley Cottage, N. Y.
Mrs. Kosenkina and Samarin
are both former teachers in a
school the Soviets operated for
Russians who are in the United
States because of connections with
the United Nations.
Thomas’ announcement that
Samarin has been brought here
capped a committee session with
these other highlights:
“1. An announcement that pre
liminary steps” have been taken
looking to prosecution of some
spy hearings witnesses on charges
of perjury—lying under oath.
2. A wrangling two-hour ques
tion of Charles Kramer and Abra
ham George Silverman. Both men
ELIZABETH T. BENTLEY
have been named by Elizabeth T.
Bentley, who says she was courier
for a wartime communist spy
ring, as government workers who
gave her information .
Kramer and Silverman both re
fused to say whether they are or
have been communists or whether
they know Miss Bentley. They de
nied espionage.
Kramer now does research
work for Henry A. Wallace’s Pro
gressive party. Silverman said he
is unemployed.
NEW YORK, UP)—A state su
preme court justice yesterday re
served decision on a writ of haea
as corpus brought to free a Rus
sian school teacher secluded in
the Soviet consulate here.
The court took the writ under
advisement after attorneys for
the petitioner Christopher Emmet,
sought writs of seizure against
both the consul general and Mrs.
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina.
State supreme court justice
Samuel Dickstein said he was de
laying action “because of the in
ternational questions involved
here.”
Girl Scout News
The Girl Scouts opened their
meeting Wednesday evening by
having roll call. We discussed old
and new business and played a
few games. We then proceeded to
work on our badges, which was
followed by our friendship circle.
We were then dismissed.
Kay Coulthard (scribe)
Cement Plant
Proposed For
Windy, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—A $2,500,
000 project, calling for the trans
fer of a cement plant from mid
California to Windy on the Alaska
Railroad, was put before the
Alaska Development Board Wed
nesday.
Reed Salisbury, RFC consult
; ant on loan to the railroad, told
| the board the project promised a
substantial reduction in building
costs for Alaska. He said the price
of cement at the railhead now was
about four times the retail price
at Seattle.
Most of the raw materials need
ed by such a plant are near the
proposed site, Salisbury said.
The plan called for dismantling
of the plant, now located on the
Sacramento river, for moving to
Windy, 20 miles south of McKin
ley Park. Salisburg said the pres
ent owners, whom he did not
name, were in debt to the RFC
and would have to borrow an
other $800,000 to make the trans
fer.
The board also considered pro
posals on:
A road from Cordova to Chitna.
over the route of the old Copper
River and Northwestern railway.
John Lefevren of Cordova said
the roadbed cost $20,000,000 orig
inally and could be converted to
a highway for about $1,000,000.
Assistance for Seward in find
ing a way to survive the impend
ing abandnoment of the south end
of the Alaska railroad. Don Car
los Brownell said 90 per cent of
the people of Seward would lose
their source of livelihood with
the closing of the road.
Housing problems and a new
transportation system offered
Alaska by the Coastwise Shipping
Co., of Portland, Ore., also were
considered.
The Santa Fe Trail, when it
was known as the “Mexican
Trace,” led from the woodlands
of Missouri over the prairies,
plains, deserts and mountains to
the capital of New Mexico.
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