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VOL. LIV No. 106 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952 Per Copy—15<
Eisenhower Opens
Active Campaign
In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, </PV—Dwight
D. Eisenhower was off to a roar
ing “crussde” for world peace to
day which he said could be
achieved only by throwing the
“wasters, the bunglers and the in
competents” out of office in Wash
ington.
To a wildly cheering throng of
17,500 jam - packed into Conven
tion Hall here last night, the
GOP presidential nominee said:
“Let’s sweep this country with
such a wave of resolve, determin
ation and action that the little
men, the defeatists, the false
prophets of the false doctrine that
* it can’t be done, will be tossed
out of power and the real Am
erica given a chance to move in.”
On that theme—and offering a
10-point peace program of his
own—Eisenhower formally laun
ched his presidential campaign.
And today he carried his fight
westward to Chicago and a five
day tour of the midwest touch
ing Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio and
Indiana.
The Philadelphia speech —
beamed across the nation by tele
vision and radio—climaxed a day
of thunderous ovations for Eisen
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hower and his wife, Mamie.
It began when an estimated
250,000 or more people thronged
the downtown streets of Phila
delphia to cheer the GOP candi
date on his arrival from New
York City.
Eisenhower charged the admin
istration “has bungled us peril
ously close to World War Three.”
He said, “We will dedicate our
selves to a program for peace
aimed to prevent future Koreas
and the honorable end of this
Korean war.”
But he emphasized that al
though there is “need to bring
hope” to the world’s enslaved
people — it must be done only
through peaceful means. He said
firmly, “We shall never be truc
ulent — but we shall never ap
pease.”
ALASKA ALUMINUM PLANT
GETS INTERIOR DEPT. OK
SEATTLE, UP)—The Aluminum
Company of America’s plan to
build an aluminum reduction
plant in Alaska has the approval
“in general” of the Interior De
partment, Secretary of the Inter
ior Chapman said Wednesday.
But the department wants time
to* study the plans to make certain
no monopoly will result, he added.
Alco’s plans for the project call
for legislation which would allow
the company to purchase 29,000
acres of land in Taiya Valley, six
miles west of Skagway. Present
law allows no applicant more
than 160 acres.
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Stevenson To Start His
Campaign In Denver,
Reply to GOP Charges
SPRINGFIELD, 111., (/P)—Gov.
Adlai E. Stevenson took off from
Capitol airport this morning for
Denver where he will open -a
campaign out of the west that his
managers hope will outmatch
Gen. Eisenhower’s thunderous
sweep through the south.
He expects to hit nine states in
nine days, travelling mostly by
air. In at least one speech, and
possibly others, the Democratic
presidential candidate intends to
carry the fight to the Republicans
answering arguments, and at
tempting to mow down some of,
their major contentions. The Den
ver address tonight will be aimed
at the GOP battle cry, “It’s Time
For a Change.”
Heretofore, Stevenson has been
largely occupied with setting
forth his own ideas, laying the
broad foundation of his campaign.
He has not answered in detail
Republican accusations about
corruption in government, nor
taken public notice of any direct
attacks on himself.
Stevenson’s campaign manager,
Wilson Wyatt, described the re
ports of Eisenhower’s high pow
ered drive through the south as
merely “interesting.” He added,
“it hasn’t worried us.”
Sen. George A. Smathers of
Florida took a different view. He
said “Eisenhower made a big im
pression. It certainly means he’s
got some strength.”
Eisenhower’s 10-Point
Program For Peace
PHILADELPHIA, (P>—Here is
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 10
point program for peace:
1— An administration in Wash
ington “which we ourselves can
trust.”
2— An administration “that puts
its trust in the people.”
3— A foreign policy with “clear
and positive goals.”
4— Allies in Europe, South Am
erica, the Middle East, Asia and
Africa who “must be bound to
us” in friendship.
5— The aid “by peaceful means”
of the right of everyone “to live
in freedom.”
6— “Unwavering support” of
the United Nations.
7— An America economically
strong and growing daily in pro
ductive strength.
8— An America strong militar
ily but striving for permanent
peace “with general disarma
ment.”
9— “Imaginative and practical
use of every other means for pre
venting war,” including “power of
truth” and “able diplomacy.”
10— “Root out of government
those who would betray our sys
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tern or abuse our confidence.”
Publisher Predicts
Third Party In
Next Election
CHICAGO, (/P)—Col. Robert R.
McCormick, editor and publisher
of the Chicago Tribune, predicts
that another major political party
will be in the field with a can
didate campaigning actively for
President four years hence.
“A new party has to come, be
cause there are too many of our
people 'not now represented by
either the Republican or Demo-1
cratic nominees,” Colonel McCor
mick said in an interview Thurs
day.
“They have no* place to go,
he added.
Colonel McCormick said, how
ever that he expects to vote for
all the Republicans nominated in
Illinois this year and he added:
“I might vote for Eisenhower, if
it turns out that he is more de
sirable than Stevenson.”
He proposed formation of an
“American party” in a radio
speech August 23. He urged his
listeners, “do not vote for either
presidential candidates Eisenhow
er or Stevenson. He urged instead
to “concentrate on voting for
patriotic candidates for Congress
in both parties.”
Land Bureau Withdraws
Susitna Flats For Army
Use As Artillery Range
WASHINGTON, (JP) — The
Susitna Flats near Anchorage,
has been withdrawn from possible
disposition under the public land
laws so the Army can make a
limited use of it as an anti-air
craft firing range.
Director Marion Clawson of the
Bureau of Land Management said
today that under an order signed
by Secretary of the Interior Chap
man the Army will be permitted
use of the 86,000-acre area for
two six week periods each year.
The periods will start on Oct. 16
and April 15.
Under the order the bureau
may issue leases or permits for
surface use of the lands in the
area and conduct sales of timber
and other materials. Anyone ac
cepting leases or permits must
agree to vacate the lands during
the periods of firing and use by
the Army. Under the law the
lands will not be opened for
mining and mineral leasing, an
official told a reporter.
Clawson said development of
the Flats as an industrial, resi
dential and recreational area eas
ily accessible to Anchorage de
pends upon congressional approval
of large projects. He added he
expects the Army to locate an
other firing range as soon as
possible, perhaps within three
years, to free the area for possible
development.
Report Of “Submarines” Off Nome
Not Confirmed By Alaska Command;
Objects “Contacted” May Be Belugas
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160 NATO Ships
To Maneuver In
The North Atlantic
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OSLO, Norway, (£>)-—More than
160 Allied warships including
eight big aircraft carriers begin
maneuvers off Scandinavia next
-•week, warning Russia that the
West is ready to defend the seas
even up to the Arctic Circle.
Officially known as “Operation
Mainbrace,” the 13 - day war
games will be one of the largest
displays of Allied naval might
since World War II.
The ostensible purpose of the
vast, eight-nation exercise is to
give the participating navies an
opportunity to cooperate in man
euvers with their North Atlantic
Treaty partners.
Military sources said, however,
that the games would have two
highly important psychological ef
fects:
1. Demonstrate to Norway, Den
mark and little Iceland that they
can and will be defended, that
they are an integral part of NATO
and not just an appendage to an
organization centered in Europe’s
vital midsection.
2. Serve notice on Soviet Russia
that the Western allies are fully
prepared to resist attack any
where, even in Arctic waters.
The War . . .
SEOUL, (iP) — Some 20 swift
U.N. Sabre jets today'shot down
three Communist MIGs, probably
destroyed one and damaged three,
the U.S. Fifth Air Force said.
That raised the two-day total to
16 MIGs destroyed, one probably,
and six damaged.
U.N. infantrymen and artillery
hurled back eight Chinese col
umns which staged desperate new
assaults on blood-soaked Bunker
Hill in a flareup on the long
dormant western front.
Gen. Van Fleet, Eighth Army
commander, told a news confer
ence Communist troop strength in
Korea has increased slightly the
past few months to more than a
million.
Although U.N. air attacks are
hurting the Reds, he said, “the
enemy has rather ample stocks
for an offensive.” Van Fleet said,
however, he does not expect one
this fall.
The ground fighting, within
sight and sound of neutral Pan
munjom, flared into an infantry
artillery battle.
The renewed fighting on Bunk
er Hill was an ominous warning
that the Reds still want the hill
back.
ANCHORAGE, (JP)—'The “sub
marines” reported off the Alaska
coast may have been beluga
whales, the Alaska Command in
dicated Thursday.
Reports from Nome told Wed
nesday of unidentified objects
within one or two*miles of shore
the night of Aug. 28. The Air
Force base there had been alerted,
the reports said.
The Alaska Command said its
investigation showed:
“1. There is a normal state of
activity at the Nome base [this
was interpreted by the public in
formation officer to mean -there
was no alert];
“2. There have been reports of
unidentified objects;
“3. Our evaluation indicates
there are no submarines.
Beluga whales are known
to frequent these waters.”
In Washington D.C., the Navy
said it has investigated the re
ports but is planning no further
action.
“There was a reported contact
in the Alaskan area.” a Navy
spokesman said. “An investiga
tion revealed that no conclusions
are practicable.” The spokeman
made the statement Wednesday
when questioned about reports
submersibles had been seen in the
Nome area. He did not say when
the reported contact was made.
Use of the word “contact” indi
cates no visual sighting was made
but that something was picked up
by underwater detection gear or
radar.
The Soviet Union is believed to
have upwards of 80 subs in its
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U.S. Civilian Payroll For
’52 Up $2 Billion Over ’51
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Uncle
Sam’s civilian payroll for the past
fiscal year that ended June 30
soared nearly two billion dollars
above the previous year to a total
of more than 9Vfe billions, Sen.
Byrd (D-Va) reported today.
Byrd also said 2,599,122 persons
were on the government’s civilian
payroll during July, in increase of
2,360 over June.
Both the fiscal year costs and
the July totals are based upon
certified reports made to the con
gressional committee on reduction
of non-essential expenditures. It
is known as the Byrd Committee
because he is the chairman and
founder.
For the past fiscal year (1952)
the committee said payrolls of
government civilian workers to
taled $9,541,000,000, an increase
of 24 per cent of $1,322,000,000
over the previous 12 months.
Youth For Christ Meeting
Covenant Church, Sat, 8 p.m., Rev. Havens, Speaker