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VOL. T .TTT No. 54 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1951 _Per Copy—15^
Gen. Marshall
Testifies Against
Gen. MacArthur
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Secre
< tary of Defense Marshall con
tended to Senators today that
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Korean
war proposals would risk “an
“all-out war with the Soviet
Union.”
Replying to MacArthur’s attacks
on the administration’s Far East-^
ern policies, Marshall also said:
1. The Truman administration's
unwavering policy is to deny Na- j
tionalist - held Formosa to the
Chinese Communists and to op
pose seating of the Reds in the
United Nations.
2. A Jan. 12 memorandum ol
the joint chiefs of staff, which i
MacArthur contended supported
his proposals for fighting the
Korean war by direct action
against Communist China, was
drafted for use if American troops
# had to withdraw from Korea.
3. The memorandum was dis-(
carded when it became apparent
that American troops had turned
the tide of battle.
4. The memorandum contained
16 courses of recommended ac-'
tion, only four of which were
quoted by MacArthur in his testi
mony last week to Senators in
quiring into his dismissal as Far1
Eastern commander and policy
dispute involved in it.
5. MacArthur was fired be
cause of “basic difference of
judgment” not only with the
President, but the chiefs of staff
and Marshall himself.
Marshall said Gen. MacArthur
“would have us, on our own in
itiative, carry the conflict beyond
Korea against the mainland of
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L. \. Extends
Anchors Korean
Battle Line
UNDATED, (A*) — Uniled Na
tions forces extended both -an
chors of their Korean battle line
today — northwest of Seoul and j
north of the 33th parallel around
Inje in the east. These were cau
tious, limited attacks.
South Korean troops jabbed
carefully northwest of their bat
tered capital against North Kor
ean troops who had been told by
one of their officers that there
would be no big offensive because
“the war is aborut over.”
Allied intelligence officers of
ficers offered no interpretation of
the statement, but presumably
the North Korean officer meant
the war had reached a stalemate,
with no victory-goal offensive ex
pected from either side.
Despite constant Allied air pun
ishment, the Reds kept transport
rolling south. Far Eastern Air
Force men called it an all-out Red
attempt to resupply the Commun
ist divisions whose spring offen
sive had fizzled.
In the air war the Communists
tried out night fighting jets. Three
of these presumably new types of
craft made unsuccessful passes at
a lone U.N. B-26 before dawn
Sunday.
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Number of Alaska’s
Farms Drop From 623
In 1939 To 525 In 1950
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Alaska’s
total number of farms dropped
from 623 in 1939 to 525 in 1950,
but their value increased from
$3,841,045 in 939 to $6,543,970 in
1950, the Census Bureau reported
today.
No reason was given by the
Bureau for the decrease. It re
ported that the value o*f all farm
products sold in the territory in
1949 was $1,571,931. The average
value of each farm was ^ $12,465
in 1950 or double the $6,165 valu
ation in 1939.
U. S. Troops In
Iceland: North
Atlantic Alliance
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, (JP) — A
contingent of American troops ar
rived by air today at Reykjavik
airport, 30 miles from this capital,
for the announced purpose of aid
ing Iceland’s defense under the
North Atlantic Alliance. The num
ber of troops was not announced.
In Washington, defense officials
told reporters the initial detach
ment consisted of about 200 men
under the command of Brig. Gen.
Edward John McGaw of Phila
delphia.
The arrival of the troops appar
ently was no surprise to the peo
ple of this old island republic,
since it was generally known that
negotiations had been under way
for some time. Nevertheless, the
announcement of the arrival was
published in extra editions of
Reykjavik’s newspapers.
The government statement
threw little light on the mission
of the Americans.
During W'orld War II Iceland
was a major assembly point for
convoys to Russia.
Members of Parliament’s Demo
cratic parties were consulted, the
government said, and it was ag
reed that now was the time to
ask for defense forces. Of the 52
members *of Parliament, 43 sup
ported the government in its re
quest. The nine Communist mem
bers of Parliament were not con
sulted.
Iceland is the second North At
lantic island for which the United
States has assumed defense res
ponsibilities. An agreement for
the mutual defense of Greenland
was negotiated with Denmark
only a few days ago.
A-Bomb Be Set Off
In Aleutians 300
Feet Underground
SEATTLE, (JP)— Senator Mag
nuson said Saturday the govern
ment plans to set off an atomic
bomb 300 feet underground in
the Aleutians “to determine what
happens when a bomb is exploded
underground.”
“What they want to find out,”
he said, “If what would happen if
a saboteur should cause a bomb
to be detonated in a subway or
in the sub - basement of some
building in one of our large Amer
ican cities.”
Gov. Warren of
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California to Visit
Alaska University
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (/P) —
Governor Earl Warren is going to
Alaska on a four-day trip^.
His office said today he has
accepted Governor Ernest Gruen
ing’s invitation to attend the Uni
versity of Alaska commencement
May 21.
The Governor’s office said it
had no details on Warren’s pro
| gram in Alaska except that he
will attend the University com
mencement. He will leave Fair
j banks May 21.
Asked about the Alaska trip,
: the governor said:
“Gee, I’d like to stay up there
| and fish.” He has never been to
I Alaska.
Warren said he may take his
| eldest son, Earl, Jr., 20, on the
| trip in Earl can get away from
: his studies at the University of
! California College of Agriculture
| at Davis.
All-out Welcome
For Gov. Warren
Being Prepared
FAIRBANKS, (JP) — Alaska is
preparing to go all-out in wel
coming Republican Gov. Warren
of California later this month.
Warren is scheduled to address
commencement exercises May 21
at the nearby Unversity of Alaska.
Democratic Gov. Ernest Gruen
ing, Gen. William E. Kepner,
commander-in-chief of Alaska,
and a host of territorial, federal
and municipal officials plan to
meet the Warren party when it
makes scheduled stops at Juneau,
Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Governor Warren will be guest
of honor at a gigantic civic din
ner to be held Sunday, May 20,
under sponsorship of the City of
Fairbanks. A fishing trip is being
planned for him at Juneau and
sightseeing trips are being ar
ranged at each stopover.
The Board of Regents of the
University, University President
Dr. Terris Moore and Governor
Gruening will be the welcoming
party when the Warren planes ar
rives here.
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Secretary of State
Acheson Expected
Leave Post Soon
CHICAGO, (JP) — The Chicago
Daily News says Congressional
Democrats expect Secretary of
State Dean Achescm to leave the
cabinet within 90 days.
In a dispatch from its Wash
ington bureau, the paper said:
“Some of Acheson’s stanchest
Capitol backers say so much dam
age has been done to him in pub
lic opinion by the running Repub
lican fight against his policies
that President Truman will have
to ‘make a sacrifice’ of him.
“They are worried over what
the MacArthur committee hear
ings will bring out on his Far
Eastern policies, especially if the
Republicans can prove he egged
the President into relieving the
‘Old Soldier’.”
Bill Would Increase
Alaska Airport Leases
From 10 to 20 Years
WASHINGTON, <£>)—The Sen
ate has passed and sent to the
House a bill to permit the Secre
tary of Commerce to lease space
on Alaska airports for 20 years.
The present limit of 10 years
upon such leases, the Senate Com
merce Committee said, “has made
it impossible for the Civil Aero
nautics Administration to interest
private persons in providing ade
quate hangar facilities” at An
chorage and Fairbanks.
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Anchorage Liquor
Trial Ends With
$312,000 In Fines
ANCHORAGE, (JP) — A liquor
association, five corporations, and
10 individuals accused of fixing
liquor prices were fined a total of
$312,000 Saturday.
They changed pleas of innocent
to Nolo Contendere (no contest)
on anti-trust charges two weeks
after their trial started in Fed
eral Court.
A settlement was forecast Wed
nesday when Federal Judge An
thony Dimond excused the jury
saying the case had “been con
tinued for good cause.” The trial
began April 20 with predictions
it might last two months.
This was the second anti-trust
trial here after a series of indict
ments last year. A trial of taxicab
operators ended recently with
some convicted and others ac
quitted.
Russia to Take
Part In 1952
Olympic Games
VIENNA, (/P)—Russia was rec
ognized today by the International
Olympic Committee. It now be
comes eligible to take part in the
1952 Olympic Games.
The IOC action was taken when
Russia was almost the first sub
ject discussed as the 35-man com
mittee opened its three-day ses
sion.
The Russians will now be eli
gible to compete in the 1952 win-'
ter games which start at Oslo,
Norway, on February 14, and at
the summer games at Helsinki in
July and August, 1952.
The Russians have taken part
in only one previous Olympics,
in Stockholm in 1912.
At A Glance ...
GERMANY — Socialist Reich
party, led by former supporters
of Adolf Hitler, scores surprise
success in lower Saxony elections.
AUSTRIA — Pro-Nazi vote is
factor in Austrian presidential el
ection. Run-off necessary as no
independent candidate gets abso
lute majority; lead cut by support
given independent candidate by
former supporters of Hitler.
EGYPT — All Egypt enjoys
public holiday following wedding
of King Farouk to 17-year-old
commoner, the beautiful Narri
man Sadek.
23 Airmen Killed
In Crash of Giant
B-36 Bomber
ALBUQUERQUE, (/P)—A giant
B-36 bomber crashed in flames
as it tried to land at Kirtland Air
Force Base yesterday, killing 23
airmen. The explosion made the
base resemble a junkyard.
It was the fifth and worst B-36
crash since the Air Force put the
139-ton, six-engined bombers —
the world’s largest—into opera
tion in August 1946. The toll of
23 dead is just three less than
the combined deaths in the other
four.
Col. Perry G. Griffith, Kirt
land commander, said the flaming
wreckage “looked like a burning
oil field. Flames shot up almost
20 feet in the air.”
T vo survivors were in critical
condition at Sandia Special Wea
pons Base hospital. Sandia ad
joins Kirtland.
Twenty-two airmen were killed
outright. The 23rd died at Sandia
a few minutes later. The bomber,
almost as long as a city block,
had just finished a three-hour
flight from Carswell Air Force
Base, Fort Worth, Tex.
Winds in excess of 40 miles an
hour stirred up a billowing sand
storm and fanned the flames
quickly to a parked C-54 Air
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Force transport and a small pri
vate cargo plane.
Minutes before, the bomber
caused windows to rattle and
walls to vibrate by roaring not
over 400 feet above the city.
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200 ~
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i In Earthquake
At San Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador,
f/P) — At least 200 persons were
reported killed in an earthquake
yesterday in the cities of Jacuapa
and Chinameca.
Jucuapa is about 90 miles and
Chinameca about 92 miles east of
this capital city. Jacuapa has a
population of about 12,000 and
Chinameca of about 17,000.
The strong quakes, which began
at 5 p.m. yesterday, destroyed
many homes and public build
ings. Many persons were said to
have been buried in ruins. The
exact number of dead is not yet
known, but authorities estimated
about 200 were buried in the
debris.
The Red Cross dispatched doc
tors and medicine to the scene
and public works ministry work
men started clearing blocked
roads. The towns are situated in
the neighborhood of San Miguel
volcano, but it did not erupt. The
quake was attributed to under
ground activity of the volcano,
however.
Shirley Temple Undergoes
Appendectomy in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla., (JP)—Screen star
Shirley Temple underwent an
emergency appendectomy here last
night after being stricken while
driving through town.
Attendants at Hillcrest Memori
al Hospital described the condi
tion of the 23-year-old movie act
ress as good.