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VOL. LIII No. 148 _NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1951_Per Copy—15^
State Dept. Fires
John S. Service,
U. S. Diplomat
WASHINGTON, (/P) — John
Stewart Service, long a contro
versial figure in American diplo
macy and a target of pro-com
munism charges, was fired by the
State Department* last night. The
Department acted after the gov
ernment’s highest loyalty review
board ruled there was a “reason
able doubt’’ as to his loyalty.
The ruling, dating back to the
famous “Amerasia” case of 1945,
was based on the Board’s finding
that Service gave secret docu
ments at that time to a maga
zine editor the board said Service
suspected of communist leanings
or connections.
In reaching its decision, the re
view board reversed a finding of
a State Department’s own loyalty
security board which had been
favorable to Service on the basis
of the same evidence.
A State Department announce
ment of the dismissal, which be
comes effective at the close of
business today, expressed no ag
reement with the review board’s
conclusion. It made clear that the
department had no choice in the
matter in view of that conclusion.
Service himself labeled the ac
tion as “a shock, a surprise, an
injustice” and said that on the
basis of his record there could be
no doubt of his loyalty. He and
his attorney were understood to
be considering whether the case,
which has now run the full course
of government procedures, might
be taken into court.
U.S. Sabre Pilots
Bag 13 MIGs In
Biggest Jet Battle
SEOUL, Korea, (>P)—American
Sabre jet pilots won history’s big
gest all - jet victory yesterday.
They bagged 13 communist MIGs,
probably knocked down two
others and damaged one in two
slashing battles over North Ko
rea.
Four of the MIGs went down
before the blazing guns of Am
erica’s hottest jet ace, Maj. Geo.
A. Davis, Jr., of Lubbock, Tex.
In 16 days Davis has bagged 12
planes, including nine MIGs.
'fhe Fifth Air Force said none
of the Sabre jets were shot down,
but one ran out of fuel, caught
fire and crashed. A helicopter
rescued the pilot.
Heavily - outnumbered Sabres
knocked down four MIGs and
damaged one in a morning battle
i over Northwest Korea.
Nine more MIGs were de
stroyed in the afternoon. Pilots
reported two probables.
Sixty-four Sabres were match
ed against 145 MIGs in the two
battles.
Davis bagged two planes in
each fight.
This was the second time Davis
has bagged four enemy planes in
a single day.
Bartlett, Dem., and
Reeve, GOP, Seek
Office of Delegate
(By the Associated Press)
The incumbent and a widely
known bush pilot announced yes
terday that they will be candi
dates for the post of Alaska dele
gate in next year’s election.,
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, a Demo
crat, said he would seek his fifth
term in the office. He has held
the post since Anthony Dimond
left it to become a federal judge
in Alaska.
In Anchorage, Bob Reeve, vet
eran bush pilot and owner of
Reeve Aleutian Airways, said he
would be a candidate on the Re
publican ticket. Reeve is a World
War I veteran. He came to Alaska
in 1932, settled first in Valdez
and subsequently moved to Fair
banks and Anchorage. In 1946 he
inaugurated the airline route
from Anchorage to Attu.
Air Action Takes Leading
Role In Korean War
SEOUL, (/P)—Red anti-aircraft
guns shot down three Allied
planes today while MIG - killing
American Sabre jets destroyed
one Communist jet and damaged
three.
The U.S. Fifth Air Force said
ail the Sabres returned safely
from their two jet fights over
Northwest Korea.
So did two reconnaissance F-80
Shooting Stars that were jumped
by six Red MIG-14s near Pyong
yang. The F-80s outmaneuvered
and outflew the Red pilots in the
much faster MIGs.
In unrelated actions Red flak
brought down a Shooting Star, an
F-84 Thunderjet and an F-51
Mustang. All three fell in Com
munist territory.
In a 25 - minute battle Friday
morning between 48 Sabres and
more than 100 MIGs, one Red jet
was shot down and two damaged.
Another Red was damaged in an
afternoon scrap.
The Friday morning flash of
action emphasized the current
leading role of the air in the Ko
rean war.
Warships and carrier planes
hammered at the edges of North
Korea.
ATA Asks Court To
Stop CAB From Enforcing
Closing Order On Dec. 20
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Air
Transport Associates, Inc., an ir
regular carrier operating between
Seattle and Alaska, asked the
U. S. District Court yesterday to
prevent the Civil Aeronautics
Board from revoking its permit.
The carrier has ibeen ordered
by CAB to go out of business by
Dec. 20 because it allegedly flew
too frequent flights.
The petition asked that the
Board be enjoined from enforcing
its order until a hearing is held
on the company’s application for
a permit to operate as a sched
uled carrier.
The company asked the court
last Saturday to order the CAB
to hold a hearing on the applica
tion.
Movie Producer,
Jealous of Wife,
Shoots Her Agent
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., (/P)—
Before the horrified eyes of his
wife, Joan Bennett, producer
Walter Wanger shot down her
agent in a parking lot last night
“because he broke up my home.”
The greying moviemaker ap
proached the pair as they were
chatting and without saying a
word fired two shots from a
small caliber pistol at point blank
range.
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The agent, Jennings Lang, 39,
was seriously wounded in the
groin and leg and underwent sur
gery lasting an hour and a half.
Miss Bennett said she and Lang
had been together on business
during the afternoon. She denied
any romantic interest in him.
Wanger was booked on sus
picion of assault with intent to
commit murder. He spent the
night in jail and was to be ar
ranged later today on a similar
formal charge or one of assault
with a deadly weapon.
She told the police chief that
her relations with her agent were
purely business.
“If Walter thinks there is any
romance between us,” she was
quoted -by the chief, “He is
wrong.”
During 1951 There
There’ll Be More
Guns, Less Butter
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Produc
tion of civilian items such as
automobiles and refrigerators
which are made largely of critical
metals will be cut sharply in 1952
because of expanding military
output.
That was the emphatic warning
of Defense Mobilizer Charles E.
Wilson who put it this way:
“From now on, during 1952,
there will be many more guns
and much less butter.”
Wilson told the National Press
Club that manufacturers of civil
ian goods will get only about 50
per cent of their usual amounts
of three critical metals — steel,
copper and aluminum — in the
first quarter of next year.
The DPA head said he did not
look for much increase in unem
ployment on a national scale be
cause of the civilian cutbacks but
agreed there would be more job
less in some areas.
He cited Detroit and New Eng
land particularly. There already
have been sharp protests from
members of Congress in both of
these sectors about growing un
employment.
King George VI Is 56
LONDON, (/P) — King George
VI was 56 years old today.
The monarch, now well ad
vanced in his recovery from a
serious lung operation in Septem
ber, spent the morning reading
messages of congratulation from
many parts of the world.
Members of the royal family at
tended a birthday luncheon at
Buckingham Palace.
GOPs Discount
HST’s Announced
Cleanup In Govt.
WASHINGTON, OP) — Repub
licans met President Truman’s as
sertion he is taking continued ac
tion to clean up the government
with demands today for cabinet
dismissals, a new congressional
inquiry and a 1952 election test
of the issue.
Senator Taft expressed doubt
last night that the administration
“can ever succeed in reforming
itself.” Taft, candidate for the
Republican presidential nomina
tion, added in a Cincinnati press
conference:
“Nothing President Truman
can do now will prevent indig
nation of the people at what has
already occurred.”
Senator Nixon (R-Calif) told a
reporter he regards Mr. Tru
man’s declaration of yesterday
that he has been acting contin
uously to keep the government
clean as “telling the country there
will be no cleanup.”
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Russia and Big Three
Disagree On How To
Go At cat Disarming
PARIS, (/P)— U.S. Ambassador
Philip C. Jessup told the United
Nations Political Committee to
day the Western powers will open
disarmament negotiations with
Russia “with the fixed desire and
hope that they will result in ag
reement.”
Explaining the revised Western
disarmament proposals, Jessup
said it was obvious that funda
mental differences remained be
tween the Soviet Union and the
West.
“We do not blink at the diffi
culties,” he declared, “but the
task of disarmament is vital and
we intend to get on with that
task.” *
Negotiations would take place
in a new disarmament commis
sion the West wants to set up
under the terms of the revised
British-French-American resolu
tion which Jessup formally in
troduced today.
Russia and the Big Three have
agreed in principle on setting up
such a commission but still differ
almost completely on how to go
further about disarming.
DiMaggio To Do 1952
Yankee TV Programs
NEW YORK, (/P)—Joe DiMag
gio was enroute home today with
a new type of a New York Yan
kee contract in his pocket.
The Yankee Clipper, who an
nounced his retirement os a play
er Tuesday, signed a contract to
do the Yankees’ 1952 game and
post - game television program
next year.
The contract is believed to call
for more than $30,000 compared
to $100,000 he reecived last sea
son as a player.
Under the contract he will not
handle the play-by-play, on radio
or television. If that is added
later it will be a separate deal.
Reds Refuse Lift
4
Secrecy Around
Their POW Camps
MUNSAN, Korea, (/P) — The
Reds refused today to lift the
curtain of secrecy surrounding
their prison camps, but said they
would okeh the rotation of 5,000
troops a month if the Allies ac
cept other communist terms for
enforcing a Korean truce.
The limited rotation plan was
part of a new six-point commun
ist proposal which made little im
pression on Allied negotiators. An
official U. N. communique made
no mention of rotation and said
the proposal showed “little sig
nificant departure from the un
acceptable proposal of Dec. 3.”
Negotiators have not agreed on
how an armistice would be en
forced.
Red delegates said Internation
al Red Cross inspection of com
munist prison camps was “out of
the question.”
They again refused to turn over
iists of Allied prisoners unless the
U.N. Command first accepts the
communist idea of exchanging all
prisoners. Rear Adm. R. E. Libby
wanted to know why. He asked:
“Is it because your list contains
just a handful of names and you
are ashamed to give it, to us?”
The Reds complained the great
majority of prisoners held by
the U.N. would not be returned
if an exchange were made on a
man-for-man basis as the Allies
want.
A. U.N. spokesman called the
communist’s remark a slip.
Japan, Canada and
U.S. Sign 10-Year
Fishing Pact
TOKYO, (/P) — Japan, Canada
and the United States today sign
ed a ten-year fishing pact that
provisionally splits the North Pa
cific for salmon, halibut and her
ring fishing.
The line is provisional. It is .
subject to review by a three
power commission set up by the
treaty.
The provisional demarcation
line runs generally along the
line midway between the Hawai
ian and Wake Islands.
Salmon fishing, one of the main
stumbling blocks of the confer
ence, was referred to the commis
sion for further study to deter
mine if there are areas where
salmon originating in North Am
erican waters mingle with salmon
originating in Asian streams.
In such a case, the commission
is charged with adjusting the pro
visional demarcation line.
The pact covers all the North
Pacific with the exception of ter
ritorial waters of the nations con
cerned.
The demarcation line is subject
to change by the commission in
areas where there has been his
toric intermingling of fishing
boats or where one nation has
been “substantially exploiting” a
specific area for y*ars.