and The ARROWHEAD PRESS
Member of The Associated Press
lOca Copy
Thursday, November 17. 1955
VOLUME XVI
NUMBER 239
Fundamental document will
be objective of delegates
legislature will
set up details of
state government
FAIRBANKS (/P) Alaska’s
constitution shall ibe a docu
ment of fundamental princip
les of basic government and
contain the framework for
state government.
This resolution offered by R.
E. Robertson of Juneau was a
dapted at this morning’s plen
ary session of the Alaska con
stitutional convention.
Thus, in the middle of the se
cond week, the delegates have
gone on record regarding the
hoped for proportion of the fi
nal document.
Robertson’s original resolu
tion, presented Tuesday, pro
posed that the constitution de-i
fine the fundamental princip
les of basic larw and contain
only the framework of state
government, with Itihe details
to be ordlained at the discretion
of the future legislature.
This morning’s resolution
was less limiting, but accept
able to its maker and his se
cond, Maurice. Johnson of Fair
banks. It went to the commit
tee on resolutions and recom
mendations.
Three more proposals also
were introduced today. They,
bring the total, now, to six. To
day’s proposals are:
To limit the amount of debt
to which the state or any of i'ts
taxing districts may incur or
be subjected to.
For the control, management
and use of the future state’s
natural resources.
To establish a system of free
public education and such oth
er educational institutions for
special training as may be re
quired.
They were put into first read
ing by title only and referred
to committees for consideration
FAIRBANKS (/P) It was
back to committees today for
delegates to Alaska’s constitu
tional convention after ques
V eotchcombfng
• Molotov is out for war —
the hope of communism is the
collapse of '.the free world after
a long sustained major conflict.
Now he has laid it on the line
_W€ know what to expect and
can get ready for any eventual
ity that may arise.
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q Tlhere will be six endmen
in the Minstrel show and a
dozen acts. That’s .two acts
for each endman and that a lot
©f sieging and dancing for some
of them. At least their “jokes”
should be good.
• Republicans gathered last
nijgiht for a discussion — and
it ^seemed that the same old
“beefs” went unanswered.
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• Looks like we are going
to have a little — rain or snow
,—right soon now. _
tions raised at a brief general
session yesterday temporarily
interrupted deliberations.
Delegates awaited an opin
ion from the territorial attor
ney general on this question:
“Are the delegates entitled to
full or limited legislative im
munity?”
Rather than submit the
query to the convent.ion’s leg
islative (branch committee, as
suggested !by Victor Rivers,
who offered the resolution
seeking an opinion, delegates
said they would prefer to a
waiit the attorney general’s
viewpoint.
Rivers said brought up the
point so the official record of
the convention would show the
position of the delegates re
garding possibly libelous re
marks.
Convention members also
agreed ito postpone action un
til next Monday on a propos
ed amendment to rule 50 — a
rule making the various sec
tions of the constitution bind
ing once the document as a
whole is framed. !
A small minorit y wanted
to amend lihe rule to allow for ,
referral back into second read
ing by simple majority vote!
any section of the constitution j
after ithe document has been .
framed but before final adop-,
tion.
Although the convention j
split into working committees ]
only yesterday one unit already
has produced a report.
The executive branch com
tcontinued on oage three)
10 satellites to be
sent aloft by U. S.
in 19571958
CHICAGO (/P) The United
States (plans to fire at least 10
instrument-filled satellites into
space in 1957 and 1958, hoping
half of them will circle the
globe in the manner of the
moon.
This was disclosed last might
by Dr. Joseph Kaplan, chair
! man of the group entrusted
' with the American satellite
program. He outlined some
i new details albout the satellites
I in a speech to the American'
j Rocket Society.
| Kaplan heads the U. S. na
tional commilitee for the inter
national geophysical year, a
section of the National Acad
emy of Sciences which Presi
dent Eisenhower empowered
to conduct the satellite pro
gram.
The program is part of the
United States contribution to
the international geophysical
year, a period from July 1,
1957, to Dec. 31, 1958, when
scientists of more than 40 na
tions will cooperate in a study
of the earth and its atmosphere
' The satellites are to 'be car
ried into space by igiartt rock
ets. Then they are expected
tb travel freely about the earth
i much as does the moon. Inside
j will be lhstruments (to measure
ultraviolet rays, cosmic rays
and other particles in space.
^continued on page four)
Defense presents
evidence in libel
suit today
KETCHIKAN (/P) The ease of
the plaintiffs — three former
high territorial officials — in
the $400,000 liibel suit against
the Daily Empire of Juneau
neared its end in U. S. district
court here this morning. i
Former territorial treasurer
Henry Roden and ex-hi/ghway
engineer Frank Metcalf com
pleted their testimony yester
day. Former Gov. Ernest Gruen
Allen rebuked
KETCHIKAN (/P) A side in
cident also figured in the court
action of the $400,000 libel
suit here yesterday. Judge Wal
ter Hodge admonished William
Prescott Allen, who purchased
the Juneau Empire several mon
ths ago from Helen Monsen,
for allegedly offering to make
sizeable wtagers as to the out
come of the libel case.
Judge Hodlgc sent the jury,
from the room, then called Al- j
len before him and warned him
that statements he allegedly
made could be prejudicial to
the trial and could result in
Allen’s beinig cited for coniempt
of court.
ing, other plaintiff, testifi
ed at the opening of the /trial.
The trial arose from an art
(cofttinued on page tour!
Molotov holds out threat of
war for world in Berlin talk
Only European
security system
can avert war
BERLIN (/P) Soviet foreign
minister Molotov asserted Ito
day a new world war can be
prevented only through crea
tion of a European security sys
tem, the East Berlin radio said
The radio was reporting a
speech Molotov made at East
Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport,
where he stopped en route to
Moscow from the Geneva con
ference.
It was at the conference that
Ithe Western Big Three foreign
ministers rejected Molotov’s
proposal for creation of an All
European security system in ad
vanee of German unification.
The West contended that unify
ing Germany and creation of a
security system must go hand
in hand.
Communist East Germany’s
top officials, together with a
goose-stappinlg honor guard,
were on hand to greet Molotov
According to the radio Molotov
1. Told his listeners the Gen
eva conference had handled the
question of European security
Another round of cold war
starts after Big Four meeting
'Geneva spirit' now
torn to atters by
failure of parley
GENEVA f/P) East and west
squared off today for a new
round of the cold war for Ger
many.
Closing statements at the
Big Four foreign ministers
yesterday left no doubt the j
struggle, concentrated for
three weeks in the Palace of
Nations here, will be trans
formed into a wider conflict
of international politics and
i propaganda directed from Mos
cow, Washington, London, Par
is and Bonn.
The foreign ministers’ con
ference ended with the spirit
of Geneva, born four months
ago at the summit conference
here, torn to tatters. There
was no decision to hold anoth
! er session.
I Each side blamed the other
; for it he total failure of the
talks to produce any construc
tive agreements on German re
unification, a European secur
ity ;piaot. atomic disarmament
and the removal of iron cur
tain barriers.
Afi.er polite but tough ex
changes in a final session that
lasted 3V2 hours, the foreign
ministers began pulling out of
Geneva to plan the next moves
. in their home capitals.
I U. S. secretary of slate
Dulles headed for Washington
aboard President Eisenhower’s
plane, Columbine HI. The sec
retary planned to report on his
trip direct to the president at
'the Eisenhower farm at Gettys
burg. Pa., late today if possi
ble.
It was learned Dulles will
| tell the president that despite
! the setback to achieving U. S.
policy aims al: the conference,
he believes Russia eventually
can be brought to accept Ger
| roan reunification on western
terms.
The departing diplomats left
behind them this cent ral ques
tion: Which side won?
The most authoritative com
ment possible from the west
ern side was that ilt will take
weeks, possibly months, to tell
Much more was at stake at
the meeting than agreements
on i:he points directly at issue.
From this broader perspective
several results can be listed
before the final score is in:
1. The Soviet government
was shown to be following a
much tougher l-ine in relations
with the weslt than at the sum
mit conference in July.
2. A demonstration of Rus
sia’s no-compromise attitude,
even on minor problems of
east-west relations, can be ex
pected r.o counteract the soften
ing influence of the Geneva
spirit on -western policies.
3. An equally uncompromis
ing attitude of the west on
basic problems such as Ger
man unity and disarmament
controls, showed Russia the
west is not willing to buy a
! settlement with the east at the
I cost of large concessions.
i (continued on page four} I
as its “mosit important” topic.
2. Thlat the people of Europe
are aware of the fact there is
no more pressing problem than
prevention of a new world war
3. That the Soviet and Ger
man people must stand together
because boith realize what war
means.
Later, in a direct broadcast
of Molotov’s speech, the East
Berlin radio quoted him' as say
mg East and West Germany
must now begin diredi negotia
tions on uniting their country.
“It is necessary the Germans
take this mater into their own
hands,” Molotov asserted.
Cold wove sweeps
across northern ,r;
part of nation
by The Associated Press
A strong cold wave, with
biting wind and blinding snow
in some areas, swept across
the noil .hern part of the ha
tion today.
Winds sent the Arctic air
across the plains into the north
central region and southward
and east ward.
Gale force winds swept off
the Great Lakes and dropped
from one to five inches of
snow over western New York
state. Highways were blocked
trees were toppled and there
were numerous power failures
At least (two deaths and sev
eral injuries were attributed
to the eastern storm. Wind
gusts of 68 mph were record
ed. Snow drifted to three feet
in some areas.
Routes 5 and 20 in New York
state were closed in spots. Icy
streets held traffic to a crawl.
At least 30 schools were re
ported closed in Erie and Gen
esee counties in western New
York.
Northern midwest areas al
so had fresh snowfalls ranging
from one to three inches.
Temperatures dropped sharp
ly in many midwest areas
which had reported near rec
ord high readings on Tuesday
There was a violent change in
Chicago’s weather in 24 hours,
| from a sunny, mild springlike
71 on Tuesday to a chilly,
windy 17 last n light. Wind
gusts of 60 mjph were report
ed and full gale warnings were
posted for Lake Michigan. Ok
lahoma City’s plunge was from
77 to 16 degrees.
The freezing line extended
from western New York south
ward through central Tennes
see. into northern Texas, a.~
cross non hern Arizona and
thence northwest to the cen
tral Oregon coast. •
It was cloudy in Seattle.
. Marine forecast from Thurs
day to Friday.
Outside waiters Dixon En
trance to Cape Spencer easter
ly winds 20 to 30 mph today be
coming northeasterly 15 to 25
mph with gusts tonight.
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