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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS_
VOL. LJV No. 25 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1952_ Per Copy—Ln
U.S. Warned
A-l)oml)s Do Not
Mean Security
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., (/P) —
Grave danger exists that Ameri
cans will think more atomic
bombs mean more security, one of
the developers of the atomic bomb
declared here Tuesday night.
Dr. Ralph E. Lapp, director of
Nuclear Science Service and for
merly with the Manhattan A
bomb project, said in an address
before the Committee of One
Hundred:
“Peace through mutual terror—
thinking the Russians would be
intimidated by a fantastic num
ber of atom bombs in American
hands—is a fallacy.
“Two nations armed with atom
weapons constitute a powder keg
situation which is as dangerous
as giving TNT to kindergarten
kids.
“The argument of mutual terror
assumes that logic prevails in the
Kremlin,” he told the group of
business, industrial and civic
leaders.
Lapp estimated that Russia’s
stockpile of atom bombs now con
sists of “150 bombs, plus or minus
100.”
“I would be extremely grati
fied if they have only 50 and ex
tremely surprised if they have
more than 250,” he said.
“The fact remains that once the
Russians have enough atomic
weapons to deal severe damage
to the United States, then our
stockpiling more and more atomic
weapons doesn’t give us further
increased national security.”
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Cost of Eklutna
Project Boosted
$13 Million
WASHINGTON, (^—Increased
construction costs and a change in
design have boosted the estimated
cost of the Eklutna power project
in Alaska by more than 13 million
dollars.
But Bureau of Reclamation of
ficials say the project “remains
financially sound.”
Kenneth W. Markwell, assistant
reclamation commissioner, said
estimated project costs have in
creased from $20,800,000 to $33,
800,000.
Although he attributed most of
- this increase to the “tremendous
impact of the rapidly expanding
defense activities on construction
costs,” he said some of it is due
to design changes.
This change, Markwell said,
will produce an additional 42
million kilowatt-hours of energy
each year, increasing net revenues
by $400,000 yearly or 20 million
dollars over the 50-year life of the
project.
An award of generator con
tracts to the Pacific Oerlikon Co.,
of Tacoma, Wash., which will
have the generators manufactured
in Switzerland, was discussed.
Markwell said protests had been
received against the work going
to a foreign country but he con
tended it would result in savings
of from $117,000 to $245,000.
Statehood Bill Sent
Back to {Committee
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—By a one
vote margin the Senate today sent
the Alaska statehood bill back to
committee for further study, vir
tually ending any possibility that
the territory will be given state
hood by this session of Congress.
The vote was 45 to 44.
In returning the Alaska bill to
committee, the Senate instructed
the Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee to study the possibility
of a constitutional amendment to
give commonwealth status to
Alaska and Hawaii.
Chairman O’Mahoney (D-Wyo)
has said he would seek considera
tion of the Hawaii statehood bill
regardless of action taken on the
Alaska bill. But he argued during
debate that the motion sending
' the Alaska bill back to commit
tee would have the effect of
blocking both measures.
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Vote Today
(AP Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, (/P)—’The fate
of the Alaska statehood bill hung
today on results of an afternoon
Senate vote on a motion to send
it back to committee.
Both sides predicted the de
cision would be voted with the
issue to be decided “as much by
those who are absent as those who
are here.”
Senator Stennis (D-Miss), lead
er of those opposing Alaska’s ad
mission into the union, was con
fident the recommittal motion
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would be approved.
Statehood supporters, however,
would not concede defeat.
Senator O’Mahoney (D-Wyo)
asserted that statehood was
“above partisan politics” and de
clared that because of the increas
ing large number of independent
voters it would be impossible for
anyone to predict to what political
party a senator from Alaska or
Hawaii would belong.
Senator Stennis, (D-Miss) leader
of the opposition, challenged
statehood advocates that passage
of the bill would lead to a lessen
ing of bureaucratic control over
Alaska’s resources.
He argued • that the present
statehood bill would “intensify,
magnify and multiply bureau
cracy.”
How U.S. Air Force
Compares With Russia’s
NEW YORK, {/P) — How does
the United States Air Force stack
up against Russia’s?
Air Secretary Thomas U. Fin
letter, in a speech before the New
York Patent Law Association
Tuesday night, had these com
ments on the subject:
Production — Russia is ahead,
but the U.S. is catching up.
Fighter-bombers — America is
definitely ahead.
Medium and long range bomb
ers—The U.S. is “well ahead in
the quality.”
Light bombers — The two air
forces are about equal.
The newest Russian bomber,
known as “Type 31”—not as good
as our B-36 heavy bomber.
Taft and Warren
Attempt Friendly
Nomination Race
• By the Associatf.o Press)
Senator Taft and California’s
Governor Warren joined Wednes
day in an apparent effort to keep
the GOP presidential battle on a
more friendly basis.
The Ohio senator disclosed a
“friendly” letter exchange with
Warren and said he hoped the Re
publicans could unite in support
of whomever is nominated.
Fallowing his unity theme, Taft
said he has never questioned the
presidential qualifications of Gen.
Eisenhower “although I may not
agree with him on politics.”
“I am opposing him for the
nomination,” Taft said, “but I
want a Republican to win in
November and would support him
if nominated. I hope he would
support me, too.”
Senator Duff of Pennsylvania
spoke along the same lines, say
ing there would be no name
calling in the Eisenhower cam
paign.
Duff said Eisenhower is a can
didate “we know we can elect,”
but added he would support the
Republican candidate regardless
of who he is.
Administration Plans
Assume Korea Fighting
Will End By June, 1952
WASHINGTON, (/P)—'The ad
ministration, in planning its
spending, is assuming the fighting
in Korea will end by June “of
this year and that this country
will not be involved in war for
at least a year afterward.”
Senator Taft brought this out
in questioning Budget Director
Frederick J. Lawton at a closed
hearing of the Senate-House Ec
onomic Committee Jan. 23. The
testimony was made public Tues
day. Lawton said spending esti
mates for fiscal 1853 — which
starts next July 1—were based on
peacetime attrition rates for
forces in Korea.
“For the purpose,” Taft asked,
“You are assuming the Korean
war will be over for fiscal 1953?”
“Yes, in effect,” Lawton replied.
“And that there won’t be any
other (war)?”
“That is correct.”
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Nanooks Return from Tourney
Anchorage High Takes
Fourth Straight Western
Alaska Basketball Title
FAIRBANKS, (jP) — Anchorage
won its fourth straight • Western
Alaska High School Basketball
title last night with a thrilling 42
41 victory over Fairbanks.
Anchorage "will meet the south
eastern titlist in Juneau next
week for the Alaska crown.
Dick Skinner, Kodiak City
guard, made Western Alaska cage
history by becoming the first
player ever named to a tourney
all-star team four times. He made
the Class B school All-star.
Nome was awarded the sports
manship trophy for Class A
schools; Kodiak City for Class B.
Clarence Willoya of Nome was
named to the all-star squad in
Class A.
Two Die, Two Injured In
Plane Crash Last Night
One of the most tragic accidents <
in the history of Nome's flying
occurred last night when Reggie
Joule, well known bush pilot,
crashed his plane and two of his
three passengers were killed. His
bride of but a month was one of
the victims.
Reggie was returning from Ig
loo with three passengers, Mrs.
Joule, Emil Fisher and Bill Porter
when he was caught in the sud
den storm at about dusk and the
plane was found east of Nome and
northeast of the Fort Davis.
His last contact with CAA is
reported to have been when he
was about ten minutes out of
Nome, shortly after five o'clock,
and after that nothing was heard
from him.
This morning two pilots of the
Alaska Airlines, ..Bill Lindgren
and Bob Jacobs, Gene Joiner and
possibly others started the search.
The plane was located by Gene
Joiner in the area northeast of
Fort Davis and believed about
at the same place where Les
ter Bronson, Bill Major and Sam
Tucker cracked up at different
times in the past.
Upon landing, Joiner found the
pilot and Emil Fisher outside the
plane and in critically injured
condition. After notifying CAA
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he gave them the protection of
his sleeping bag and cushioned
them with other items he had in
the plane. While awaiting the
rescue ship, he ascertained that
the oiher two passengers were
dead in the ship, the woman be
ing badly crushed.
As the weather was closing in.
Joiner set a smoke bomb and
marked a course for the rescue
ship.
Alaska Airlines Pilot Bill Lind
gren and helpers made emergency
stretchers on skis and brought the
two injured men to the hospitaL
Lindgren returned to the wreck
and brought the bodies of Mrs.
Joule and Bill Porter in.
Persons who saw the survivors
said that their faces were badly
bruised and they suffered serious
body injuries.
Mrs. Joule and Reggie were
married Feb. 9 and she is the
former Stella Kakarok of Igloo.
Emil Fisher is local head of the
ANS and well known in the area.
Bill Porter was the only living
son of Wallace Porter, pioneer
Haycock mining man. He is sur
vived by his widow, Helen, and
three children. He has been liv
ing in Nome this winter, work
ing for Munz Air Service.
Alaska Property
Tax Dragged Into
Courts Again
JUNEAU, (JP) — Alaska’s Pro
perty Tax, held valid in an opin
ion filed by Federal Judge George
Falta last week, is in the courts
again.
Luther Hess of Fairbanks, plain
tiff in the original action, and
the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining
Co., intervenor, filed motions
Monday for a rehearing or a new
trial.
Hess and the company contend
ed in exceptions to Judge Folta’s
opinion that their position as to
lack of uniformity of the one per
cent real and personal property
tax levied by the 1949 legisla
ture had been “misconstrued,”1
and that the court “misconstruc
ted” language of the act in refer
ence to tax on mining claims.
In Monday’s action, Hess and
the mining company further ar
gued the court did not discuss the
validity pf the disputed section
of the act; that there was a mis
understanding about the position
of plaintiff and intervenor con
cerning taxation of vessels, and
that the opinion was not in ac
cordance with facts presented in
evidence and with law.
Would Permit Canadian
Ships To Carry Passengers
Between U.S. and Alaska
WASHINGTON, (yP) — A bill
introduced yesterday would au
thorize Canadian ships to carry
passengers and freight between
Alaska and the United States. It
was offered by Senator Magnu
son (D-Wash).
Present laws say only U. S.
ships may carry passengers be
tween U.S. ports.
First Jets In Action
Since Saturday
SEOUL, Korea, (/P)—US. Sabre
jet pilots shot down one Commun
ist MIG-d5 and damaged another
Wednesday in a 10-minute fight
in clearing North Korean skies.
It was the first jet battle since
Saturday.
Fighter bombers on Operation
Strangle Wednesday cut Red rail
lines in 90 places and destroyed
or damaged one rail bridge, 72 rail
cars, two field pieces, one anti
aircraft position, 34 supply build
ings and three fuel dumps.
Ground action continued light
Wednesday. The U. S. Eighth
Army’s night communique re
ported only light patrol clashes
all along the 145-mile battlefront.
Bob Reeve, Republican
Candidate for Delegate
To Speak Here March 4
Bob C. Reeve, Republican can
didate for delegate to Congress, is
scheduled to arrive in Nome about
March 2, according to reports.
The Republican Club is spon
soring a dinner in his honor at
the Bering Sea Club on March 4,
After the dinner a public meeting
will be held at the Dream The
ater, where Mr. Reeve will speak
to the people of Nome.
Mr. Reeve has been well re
ceived throughout the territory,
where he is well-known as a pio
neer bush pilot. He is at present
president and superintendent at
operations of Reeve Aleutian Air
ways, Inc., with headquarters in
Anchorage.
According to W. W.'Laws, res
ervations for the dinner are not
limited to Republicans; anyone
wishing to attend may obtain
tickets.
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