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Nome, Alaska, Monday, May 21, 1951
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MORE DANGEROUS THAN COMMUNISM
“Hunger, poverty, disease and ignorance consti
tute a far more lasting threat than the aggression of
Soviet imperialism.”
This is the statement of Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller,
Chairman of the International Development Advisory
Board, who feels that the hit-or-miss attack on the
global scourges of hunger and disease must be replaced
by an organized approach, functioning on a permanent
basis.
Mr. Rockefeller believes that it is to the interest
of the United States to help bolster the world economy
“because only in a growing global economy can the
United States itself expand economically.” Moreover,
he feels that this country is better prepared than ever
before “to face the responsibility of world leadership.”
These remarks were made in connection with a
discussion of ways and means to further the Point Four
Program of assistance to needy peoples throughout the
world. While the objective is commendable and, within
reasonable limits, should have the enthusiastic support
of the people of this country, one should not expect the
performance of miracles in the improvement of living
conditions for those who belong to undeveloped races
and live in undeveloped regions.
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U. S. TO BOMB MANCHURIA IF
If Chinese Communists make heavy air attacks
against the international army operating in Korea, the
United States will not hesitate to attack enemy air
bases in Manchuria. This policy, it is reported, has
been outlined to the other thirteen countries engaged
in the Korean war, without stirring up objections.
There is general recognition of the fact that the
enemy’s Manchurian bases have been something of
a “privileged sanctuary” but officials point out that
the same can be said for the bases of the United States
in Japan and the convoys which have proceeded to
Korea without being attacked by the enemy.
Obviously, if the enemy begins the use of air
power to endanger the lives of our troops in Korea
the general situation would be altered and such attack
on our ground forces would be considered complete
justification for crossing the Yalu River to bomb the
Chinese air bases in Manchuria.
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Raw Materials For Cement
Found in McKinley Park
WASHINGTON, (A5)—There are
raw materials for cement in the
Windy Creek area of Alaska, the
Geological Survey said today.
However, those supplies lie
partly within the southeastern
corner of Mt. McKinley National
Park and are not currently avail
able for development, the agency
said in a report on investigations
along the Alaska range.
The report stressed the need for
developing cement manufacture in
the Alaskan interior. It said:
“It is generally conceded that
the normal economic development
of interior Alaska is being ser
iously retarded by the high cost
of construction materials.
“This condition is due primar
ily to costs involved in the im
portation of such materials from
West Coast sources of supply.
“Aside from purely economic
considerations, the necessity of im
porting cement is an obvious dis
advantage to the military estab
lishment in view of Alaska’s po
sition in western hemisphere de
fense.”
Surveys showed three lime
stone deposits of commercial size
near Windy Creek, 24 deposits of
clays and shale in the Healy River
and Windy Creek areas, sufficient
suitable fuel from coal mines in
the Healy River area, and gypsum
at Sheep Mountain 120 miles to
the southeast.
British Enforce Ban On
Rubber Shipments To Reds
SINGAPORE, (Jf) — An armed
police guard boarded the Pana
manian freighter Norbay late to
day with orders to see that the
rubber-laden ship does not clear
for Communist China.
Marine police launches patrol
led the harbor to enforce 'the 'Brit
ish ban against shipping rubber
to Red China. The Norbay has
750 tons of rubber in her holds.
The China-bound Nancy Moller,
which left here May 12 with 3,500
tons of rubber for the Chinese
Reds was seized Friday by a
British destroyer and escorted
back towards Singapore.
Spokesman for the agents and
shippers said the rubber shipment
was perfectly legal since it was
contracted for before the controls
over destinations were ordered on
April 9.
Soviet Newspapers Carry
Accounts U. S. Proposals
For Korean Armistice
MOSCOW, (/P) — Pravda and
other Soviet newspapers carried
extensive reports Saturday of Sen.
Edwin Johnson’s proposal for an
armistice in the Korean war on
ithe first anniversary of its out
break. The date would be June 25.
Pravda, organ of the Commun
ist party, quoted what -apparent
ly was the whole resolution and
some observers considered it sig
nificant that the paper did so.
It was the first peace proposal
for Korea coming from ithe United
States to be published in the So
viet press fcrr some time.
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WASHINGTON, (&)—'The wage
stablization board Friday opened
a broad gate in the pay-control
corral, and said:
“Sometimes it is harder to be
just 'than to be firm.”
The board voted 8 to 4, with
industry members dissenting, to
allow a nine-cent hourly pay boost
for 220,000 packing workers.
The broad principles involved
in thus approving a wage increase
far in excess of the government’s
10 per cent raise ceiling seemed
likely to apply to other major
cases facing the board. These in
clude a proposed 15 per cent boost
for 50,000 shipyard workers, 10
per cent for 100,000 textile work
ers, and two or more cost-of-living
increases and a proposed four-cent
hourly “productivity” pay boost
shaping up for some 500,000 auto
mobile workers.
The board announced it will
hold a hearing May 24 “to obtain
testimony by interested parties to
help in formation of a policy on
annual improvement increases
based on productivity and other
types of deferred wage increases.”
At MMM Hospital
Clifford Attatayuk, Tom Toot
kayalok and Nat Kubbuk have
been admitted to the hospital.
Discharged are Mary Atluk,
Julia Weokoluk, Margaret Nunu
rak and Paul Sarv.
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U. N. Peace Oiler To
China May Come Soon
NASHVILLE, Term., (/P) — A
United Nations peace offer to
Communist; China may -come very
soon, a director of the American
Association for United Nations
predicted here Friday night.
Clark M. Eichelberger did not
disclose the basis for ihis predic
tion. He said he believed a “gen
erous peace offer” to end the
fighting in Korea is imminent.
Eichelberger spoke at a meeting
of the Vanderbilt University In
ternational Relations Club.
He said the war must not be
extended in the Far East and de
clared present UN tactics in Ko-,
rea are reducing China to “a
weak nation,” incapable of ag
gression in Indo-China and India.”
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Vicious Tornado Slashes
Through Texas Town
OLNEY, Tex., UP) — A vicious
itomado slashed through this north
Texas town of 5,000 Friday, kill
ing two persons and injuring 100
others.
It made kindling wood of 24 to
36 homes and damaged more than
100 others. Several business con
cerns were leveled and many
others damaged.
Some estimated property dam
age at a million dollars or more.
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