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Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
A. P. News Analyst
Although alii tlhe shouting in
Jordon is about the Baghdad
pact, the bask cause of the riot
ing and the Halil of the govern
ment there is ".he Palestine
question. This once more is
pointed up for the western pow
ers as their most immediate and
important problem.
In a few months '.he climate
has changed so considerably in
the Middle East that it becomes
a matter of the greatest urgen
cy for the United States and
Britain to seek a way out. The
continued degeneration of the
Middle East crisis could con
ceivably lead to a situation that
would knock free world defen
se planning — NATO, SEATO,
Baghdad Pact and all, into a
cocked hat.
Tlhe restive proletariat of the
Middle Eastern countries knows
'little about international alli
ances and world politics. Arabs
subtly stirred up from many
quarters, have came to fear that
the adherence of their countr
ies to the Baghdad Pact might
mean abandoning their claims
against Israel.
The pressing! problem for i;he
western powers is to prevent
the Middle East turbulence
from erupting into another war
This seems to call for some sort
of declaration from /the west—
possibly from the United Na
tions, although the Russians
likely would attempt to block
it — thalt vigorous action will
be taken against any aggres
sion in the Middle East, from
whatever source. j
Long-ranlge planning for the 1
Middle East cries out for bold
statesmanship to evaporate the j
Arabs’ growing sense of isola
tion from the west, and partic
ularly from the United States.
Soviet moves in the Middle j
East, already have stirred up
hornets nests, and Soviet pro
paganda is playing constantly
upon the fears of the Arabs
that they will become involved i
eventually in a bilg clash be
tween the Russians and the
west. The propaganda for neu
trality, coupled with the Arab
sense of outrage over Israel, is
sewing a whirlwind for western
policy.
The widespread opinion ex
pressed among Arabs is that Is
rael represents a time-bomb
placed in It heir midst by the
Western powers. Their bitter
ness is multiplied iby the pre
sence in their midst of the mis
ery-laden refugees from Israeli
Palestine. Most Arabs are sim
ple people who seek out simple
answers, and the mps! primitve
answer of all is the explosion
of violence.
The West needs Middle Bast
oil. It would be a major catas
trophe if war in the Middle
East should out olflf those sou
rces, and it would be a tremen
dous victory for the 'Soviet Un
ion. Western measures to eoun
teract the Soviet political and
economic offensives could be
dealt a severe blow if the Arab
world were to become embroil
ed in war at this crucial time
in history, and even Western
defenses against the possibility
of World War III would be bad
lv damaged.
The Israeji-Syria clashes, the
Egyptian armament drive, the
violent crisis ih Jordan, all help
the push the Middle East mer
cury dangerously dose to the
exploding point.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Tuesday:
Ann Mannery, Katherine
Paddock, Mark Meredith, Kar
ol Bruce, Ouseo Minoco, Nel
lie Layman, Mr. Katie an, M.
Soley and Phil Martin from
Juneau.
Leaving Tuesday:
Mr. Hu'dkalby. Mrs. Joe
White, Karl Tagg Elinore Mat
:ers, Ann Horton and Martin
Strand for Jundau.
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3JJC STUDENTS TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Ann Horton and Martin
Strand, both freshmen in Jun
ior College, have 'left io r
Athens. Ohio with Miss Elinor
Matters to attend the Ecumeni
cal Student Conference for
World Missions, on the caimipus
of Ohio University. They will
live at ithe dormitories on the
campus and remain at the con
ference from Dec. 27 until Jan.
first.
This conference is a meeting
of younlg! peqple Who have sta
ted that they were definitely
going into fuill-time Christian
service. Three thousand young
people from all over the world
will be in attendance, including
fi'Pty from Presbyterian Nat
ional Missions schools.
Biibile study and talks by
church leaders from other coun
tries and the Unl.ed States are
a few of the many activities
which will take place at the
conference.
Most of the money tor the
local delegates’ expenses is be
ing paid by (the Board of Nat
ional Missions, but the First
Presbyterian Church of Fair
banks has sent funds to help in
this trip.
The three will spend Christ
mas in Lansing, Michigan, with
a sister of Miss Matters’.
This /will be Martin’s first
trip outside of Alaska and he
is looking forward <‘o visiting
radio stations and possibly at
tending a symphony as welt as
the conference.
WILL VISIT RELATIVES
AT KETCHIKAN
Mrs .Elizabeth Baines of Mt.
Edgecombe left today 'lor
Ketchikan where sihe will
spend the holidays with rela
tives.
Convention
FAIRBANKS (JP) All local
government powers of the state
of Alaska shall be invested in
boroughs and cities.
This is the decision of the
constitutional convention com
mittee on local government,
whose report will be discussed
by the delegates next month on.
their return from recess.
The committee would have
the entire areas of the state di
vided into boroughs, establish
ed in a manner and by standards
provided by the legislature.
There would be three types
of boroughs. The first class ones
would have full home rule. The
second class boroughs would
have partial home rule. “The
descending order, in terms of
powers and functions, shall be
from the first through Ithe third
class,” stated the committee re
port.
Under -the commit.ee plan,
the governing body Pf the bor
ough would be the assembly,
composed of city council mem
bers and additional members
from areas outside the city.
Service areas may be estab
lished by the assembly to pno
pide special services within por
tions of the borough.
The local government com
mittee defines a city as a mun
icipal corporation, governed by
a council.
The plan also direct s tihe leg
islature to “provide an agency
which shall render assistance
and advice to local governments
collect and publish information
relating to local governments
on a si atewide basis, review the
activities of local governments
and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by law.
CLYDE FRANKS FAMILY
SOUTH TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Franks
and daughter. Ruth, Wit tnday
by plane for the soui.h to
spend the holidays.
MT. EDGBCUMBE
HOSPITA*. ROSWR
Ted Lawrence of Haines and
Edward O’Connor of Mt. Edge
ouiinfbe were admitted Monday
to Mt. Edgectumlbe hospital.
Discharged were Julia Full
moon of Klwinghok, .baby Volz
to Sitka, Delila Oomittu'k to the
girls dorm, Yaung Andrew to
Aniak and Moll/ fiensley to
Kotaebue.
Gifegnas
his who, if
they can continue at its pres
ent rapid pace, will have to be
reckoned with. The Timber
Wolves made 15 out of 30 £ree
throw attempts which was the
continuing factor that kept the
Sitka outfit as they were out
scored 1® to 10 in the field.
Kenny Grant provided nhe
spark for SJS in the earfy mo
ments of the final period with
two quick fieOd goals that mov
ed the blue and gold within
a rilking distance. Thait was all
SJS needed and the Bohbridge
tutored unit moved to the fore
taking the lead for the first
time, 31-30 on a feathery hook
shot by Gil Hudson 'and the
Sitka gym became a eomplete
mad house. The SJS crew fail
ed to drop behind thereafter
but had some anxicas mements
as {he Timber Wolves refus
ed lo stay down.
Sitka moved to a 9-7 first
quarter lead and
to 14-10 at the in
The third
tilt into a no
SJ!S crept o
Ing into the final
the race was on.
Leslie Carle of flashed
his best o’ame {n leading
his mates wi^h *6 paints Kenny
Grant scored t and it was his
i superb performance im the
fourth that gave SJ6 a new
tease on Me. G. Hudson scor
ed 11; G. Demmert 7; D. Hay
ward 4; and R. L638^ ?'
Norman Wood lead the WoK
pack with 11 points, 7 of w tC i
came Ifron the free throw line.
T. Nelson canned 8; S. Martin
and G. Paxton 6 each; and G.
Smith and J. Calhoun each
had 2.
The fine sportsmanship dis
played by both coaches in the
looker room after last nigh, s
game was commendable .
the SJS team can’t rest on
last night’s laurel's — it 'has a
date wi h Bdigeoumibe in the
field house on Dec. 30 • • •
John Bortbridge will take his
team to Juneau on Jan. 6-7 for
a series with the Crimson
Bears. Needless to say., all Sit
ka will be behind the Warriois
to uphold local prestige .....
fans who missed last nights
tilt missed the best game ctf
the year . Sitka mutffed
many setups in last nights
game but that isn’t taking any
thing away from the fine
game SJS played .
behavior of the 'Sans last mglht
was good. In spite of how nice
it is to win — sportsmanship
should come first. The coaches
of tihe three schools are doing
an excellent job but will need
the help of everyone who loves
basketball.
Sitka Elks Lodge
No. 1662
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