DAILY SITKA, ALASKA, SENTINEL
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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
A. P. News Analyst
The United States traces a
(grave dilemma in tlhe Middle
East, and many regard the pro
blem as the natural result of
American over-emphasis on
iMalgimot Line thinking.
The United States, such ob
servers argue, for a long time
was obsessed with 'the idea of
forming a Middle East Defense
organization (MEDO) emibras
ing the whole area. This not on
ly handed effective propaganda
ammunition I to the Russians,
but it also caused aggravations
within the western camp itself.
it was easy for Soviet propa
ganda to identify the idea of
MEDO with colonialism, with
a threat to the sovereignty of
nations in an area newly emer
ged from 'colonial stal us. The
Russians pictured MEDO as a
device to expand Western con
trol of the area’s natural re
sources, ohieflv its oil. It also
pictured i (he attempt to 'build a
military alliance as an> invita
tion to war on the soil of the
Middle East.
Many in France, meanwhile,
bad serious misgivings about
MEDO. These French feared it
would undermine the liradition
ally privileged position of Fra
nce in Syria and Lebanon. Thus
in Sipria (there grew up an al
liance between pro-French ele
ments and Syrian leftists again
at American policy in the Mid
dle East. The coalition was so
powerful for a I time that it held
the ffate of government in its
hands. The only reason for such
power, which was out of pro
portion to the numerical stren
gth at' he coalition, was the ap
parent need of the oro-French
elements for allies to stand off
pro-British and pro-American
elements. Gains were made in
the long run by pro-Soviet ele
ments.
Th* Israeli attack on Syrian
Military positions near the Sea
ei Galilee did little to help the
United States out of ii «s dilem
Ri*. *nd it went far to strenigfch
©a French sympathies ifor Syria
The attack May have damaged
Israel herself, since ii' raised
feat j«i London and Washington
over prospects for peace if Is-.
*aat were to acquire additional
ar*m
Tilt United States dilemma
is tike heart of the Middle East
fprahleen: How to red ore the
tnilitary balance and yet avoid
mn awns race that surely would
lead to a (big “little war.”
If the United States met. Is
raeli requests for the sale of\
arms to offset Egyptian acqui
sition of communist weapons
there was no guarantee the Is
raelis would restrain themsel
ves from launahinlg preventive
attacks (before the Arabs got
too strong. The Galilee attack
increased such fears.
Bui. if the United States does
not give arms to Israel, there
is no gcarantee, either, that the
Arabs will not attack in con
cert when '.hey are trained and
ready with their new commun
ist arms.
The Soviet Union has no such
problem. The arms go to Egypt,
the Russians claim, in a purely
business dead having nothing to
do with politics. The Russians
con! end this proves they are
without sin and the West is the
devil. The Arabs, so long as
they are on the receiving side
of the arms argument, go along
with this reasoning.
Once again, the lesson is driv
en home Ito the West that Ma
ginot lines are no defense again
§t the determined political at
tack that overleaps them.
DONATIONS COMING IN
FOR RESTORATION FUND
AlJ the last weekly meeting of
the St. Michael’s Cathedral res
toration fund committee at the
home oil Mrs. D. A. Hope, mem
bers were happy to learn thru
-their secretary, George Hall, oil
the $750 donation made by the
Lions Club of Ml. Edgecumbe.
This added to the $800 which
has (been collected from various
Russian Orthodox parishes in
the states by Bishop Amvrossey
on his recenll trips, plus several
smaller donations, bring the to
tal at present to about $2,000.
With this sum on hand, the
commiiJtee decided on immed
iate action to show concrete
evidence of the concerted drive
which is taking place to save
this historic structure. First
project will be repair of the
front porch — now in a state of
near collajpse and a danger to
all users. Larry Brandt of War
rick Construction Co. will su
pervise Ihis work, with local
union carpenters doing the job
as soon as weather permits.
This reconstruction is estima
ted at $500 and in conjunction
! with (Jhis another $50 or so will
be expended on a central swit
ch box, so that all wiring may
[be controlled from a single
I point to lessen the fire hazard
present from Obsolete wiring,
until new wirisig can be install
ed.
The committee’s next goal
is the estimated $4500 which a
new roof 'will cost. All organi
zations and individuals are in
cited to take an active interest
- In and Around Sitka -
5SC -REPRESENTATIVE
CO VISIT SITKA
A representative oil the Ern
doyimehJ Security Commis
sion ef Alaska will be at the
Sitka council chambers Tues
iay evening, Dec. 27 from 6:30
to 8 tp.m. and on Wednesday
morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
furnisiliinlg1 information on the
ESC program land assisting in
dividuals who have questions
concerning unemployment in
surance
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Friday:
M. Day, Sterling Johnson, T.
Ohslhima, N. Kyono, T. Kata
pama, Y. Arasaiwa, T. Okamura
T. Kawjiri, A. Peterson, Faye
Richter, Charlie King, Allbent
Peterson and John Parsons
from Juneau.
Leaving Friday:
Teresa Renda, Katherine
Carrow, Shirley Baldwin, Ann
Manning, Katherine Boduk,
Max and iMary Lou Gray, Wal
ter, Mary and Jenny Carlson,
Kenton, Elsie and Carl Bade,
Clarence Weaver, Donald iMuma
James Hukill, Paul Clifton, Al
lan Clark, Aaron Paneok, Dick
Pherson. George Osage, Mr
Cahill, Elsie and Richard Han
iford, Elaine Cork to Juneau.
Vernde and Harriett Fox,
Doc Niswander, 10 members
of the Giants basketball team,
Dennis Hick I © Ketchikan.
Lloyd Sutton ,Rebecca Bell,
Jenny and Paul Bell to Kake.
Allan Bradley to Wrangell.
Arriving Sal urday:
Patricia Harrigan, Ann Sted
man and infant, Andrew Selan
or!f, Herman Ndcalet, Norman,
Burke, Bill Boettcher, Harold
Donnelly, Jon Shennetl , L. Wid
mark, W. R.. Ross, Allen Me
Clain, Sersie Erig, Make Kud
rin, Gretta Hodges, Willis Os
Osibakken, Gladene Freeline,
Fenton James, Jack Detaimore,
Mrs. Crozier, Luella Anderson,
Mrs. O’Connell, Mr. Arthur,
Mr. Rijpley, Ann Chapman, Mr.
Anderson, Mr. Wurster and
Bruce Robertson from Juneau.
Leaving Saturday:
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Muncey,
Ed Patlden. Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney Palmer, Jean Carter, Olivia
Johanson, John and Evelyn Bal
lard. Mary O’Tier, Ed Van Horn
John Eichman, Dan Camp, Sam
Torum, M. Soley, Mr. and Mrs.
K. Marvin, W. R. Ross to Join
eau.
Arrivinjg Susday:
Mr. and Mrs. O. Paxton. Mr.
and Mrs. Sasseen, Lena Free
land, Dick Pherson, J. Ripley,
Darlene and John Mitchell,
John Abell from Juneau.
Leaving Sunday:
Kathleen Johanson, Billy
Naqafcuk ,Myra Anashnguok,
Earl Balancier, William, Dawn
and Dawn Marie Garlson, Fred
Opp, Wayne Ballard, Alfred
Burley. Mary Didnickson, Mr.
and Mrs. Wendell Abell, seven
members of the Japanese tech
nical mission and Nellie Lay
man to Juneau.
in this work and their dona
tions or help in making dona
tions will foe 'a step 'forward in
preserving some of old Sitka.
Meimlbers df the commit tee
are: the Rt. Rev. Bishop Am
vrossey, chairman; Fred Van
Horn, vice chairman; Peter C.
Nielsen and Joe H. Ashby. co
truistees; George A. Hall, secre
tary'; Mrs. Russell Clithero. .Mrs
A. P. Franklin, Mrs. D. A. Hope
Innocent Williams, Thomas
Young, Sir., George C. Beacom,
John F. Cushing, Warren C.
Christianson. Any of these may
be oori (acted lin regard to the
fund.
SQUARE SIN NET DUE
HERE TUESDAY
The Square Sinnet it due to
arrive here at 1 a. m. Tuesday,
David Ramsay has reported.
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSFTAL IROSTER
No patients were admiiited
Thursday to Mt. Edgecumlbe hos
pital. Frances Edenstoaw and in
faint son, Perry, were discharg
ed to QVEt. Edgecumibe.
Weather
western and northern Pennsyl
vania and New York state.
Readings as low as 5 (below
were expected in southeastern
Ohio, West Virginia and wes
ern Pennsylvania and as law
as 10 below tin central and
northern New York state.
Subzero readings were com
mon today over the north cen
tral portion of the nation and
southward to southern Nebras
ka, northern Missouri and nor
thern Illinois.
'Below freezing temperatures
reached southward into the
Ohio valley and northern Tex
as. Only the southern tips of
Florida and Texas escaped
where a balmy 68 was record
ed at Key West, Fla.
Snow fell in the far north
west and northern Rookies
while locally heavy' rain reach
ed soui.hward into parts of cen
tral California. Sacramento
measured .98 inches early to
day with from it to 94 of an
inch reported in the San Fran
cisco Bay area.
Strong winds, with gusts
reaching 70 mph. accompanied
snow and rain which pel) ed
Tatoosh Island oJf the north
west Washington coast. Winds
between 40 and 50 mph whistl
ed over some sections of the
snate.
It was raining in Seattle.
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IN YOUR COMMUNITY
IS A BOOD-MAftTO KNOW"
MRS. L. E. “STEVE” THIELKF
PHONE RED 107
Mr. S. Oiaois,
Norith Pole, Alaska
Dear Santa: ;
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alty Company policy No.!
4726 and trust you find it;
in order. j
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I We certainly appreciate
;your favoring us with this
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:we look !fonward to seeing
;you Christmas Eve.
Sincerely yours,
; Conway Insurance Agency
Sitka Elks Lodge
No. 1662
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