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NOMH, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOB! R 29, 3962
ISC
Kennedy Avers
Airspace Violation
"W as a Mistake”
WASHINGTON t/P> — Soviet
Premier Khrushchev’s charge that
a U.S. reconnaissance plane vio
lated Soviet airspace Saturday has
brought prompt assurances from
President Kennedy that it was all
a mistake.
And the President says he's see
ing to it that every precaution
is taken so it won’t happen again.
Khrushchev made his charge yes
terday in a note to Kennedy agree
ing to remove Soviet missile bases
from Cuba. The President prompt
ly expressed regrets in a letter
welcoming the Soviet leader’s
pledge.
Khrushchev said an American
reconnaissance plane crossed over
Russia's Chukotski Peninsula, near
Alaska.
The President replied, “I have
learned that this plane, without
arms or photographic equipment,
was engaged in an air sampling
mission in connection with your
nuclear tests. It’s course was direct
from Eielson Air Force Base in
Alaska to the North Pole and re
turn. In turning south the pilol
made a serious navigational erroi
which carried him over Soviei
territory. He immediately made ar
emergency call on open radio foi
navigational assistance and was
guided back to his home base by
the most direct route. I regret this
incident and will see to it tha1
every precaution is taken to pre
vent recurrence.”
Khrushchev, in noting the Satur
day incident, asked Kennedy in his
letter to the President:
. . How should we regard
this? What is it? A provocation?
‘‘Your aircraft violates our front
ier ... at times as anxious as
those we are now experiencing,
when everything has been placed
in fighting readiness, for an in
truding U.S. aircraft can easily be
taken for a bomber with nuclear
weapons, and that can push us
toward a fatal step.”
A Pentagon spokesman declined
to identify the U.S. pilot or com
ment on the matter.
Mariner Still on Course
WASHINGTON (JO — The fol
lowing report on the progress of
Mariner 2 was released by the
National Aeronautics Administra
tion. Mariner 2, launched Aug. 27,
is expected to pass within 20,00C
miles of Venus Dec. 14.
Mariner at 7 a.m. today:
Distance from the earth—11,266,
371 miles.
Distance from Venus—18,751,118
miles.
Radio signal: Good.
$2,876,474 for Alaska Roads
WASHINGTON (JO — Secretary
of Commerce Luther Hodges ap
portioned $33 million to 41 states
and Puerto Rico today for work
on roads in and near nationa’
forests. Alaska was allottee
$2,876/84.
Saboteurs Dynamite
Venezuelan Oil Fields
CARACAS, Venezuela </P* — The
Maracaibo oil fields were made a
military zone today as hundreds of
American and Venezuelan techni
cians labored to repair damage
caused by Castroite saboteurs
which knocked out a sixth of this
country’s oil production.
The Interior Ministry said two
captured saboteurs were Venezue
lan Communists apparently acting
on orders from Havana. US. dip
lomats spread word among Latin
American governments to be wary
of an expected continent-wide
Castro sabotage campaign.
Officials revised their estimate
of the time for repairs of the dam
age, saying production could be
restored within a week. Earlier
estimates had put the time at a
month, perhaps three.
Havana radio said today the dy
namiting was carried out by an
organization called the Army of
Venezuelan Liberation.
The broadcast described the
sabotage as the “first reply of the
Army of Venezuelan Liberation to
the military mobilization decreed
by the puppet Romula Bentan
court” and said it was a “fearless
action.”
The radio said nothing about
authoritative Washington reports
that Cuban Prime Minister Fidel
Castro has called for a widespread
sabotage campaign by his sympa
thizers across Latin America.
PAINT A WINDOW
WIN A PRIZE
This is the last day before the
Lions Club’s Halloween painting
contest and they invite all grade
school kids to draw, or paint a
picture on a window on Front St.
on Tuesday afternoon or evening.
Several may use the same win
dow for different scenes. The ar
tist must sign his name to his
picture if he wishes to compete
for the top prize which is a semi
professional oil painting kit. The
runner-up will get a paint-by-num
ber kit.
There are a lot of potential art
ists in school and this is a chance
for them to get their work before
the public.
The rules are very simple— Just
choose a window on Front St. Use
any type coloring material that
will come off easily. Sign your
name to your drawing. That’s all.
On Wednesday, judges from the
Chamber of Commerce will pick
the two top winners. These will
be announced at the Lions’ Hal
loween party Wednesday night in
the Multipurpose Room of the
school, starting at 7:30. All pre
high schoolers are welcome to en
ter the contest and to attend the
party. Movies will be shown and
the prizes awarded—and several
contests staged.
Don’t forget — Tuesday after
noon you paint—Wednesday night
you play and get paid!
This could be the start of an
annual Halloween celebration put
on by the Lions Club for the
youngsters of Nome.
U.S. Will Bolster
India With
Military Aid
NEW DELHI, India W — Bol
stered by the promise of U.S. mili
tary aid, India scorned Peiping
peace overtures and rushed re
inforcements to the front today to
face Chinese Communist troops
driving deeper southward behind
superior firepower.
A government spokesman put
Indian losses at 2.000 to 2,500 dead
|
or missing in 10 days but claimed
the Communists were suffering
much heavier casualties in attack
ing in waves.
Prime Minister Nehru turned to
1 the United States for modern
weapons and got a quick response
from U.S. Ambassador John Ken
j neth Galbraith that they would
i be sent — probably by the end
I of the week.
The appeal to the United States
- came as two plane loads of British
arms and ammunition arrived, with
| more expected. But Nehru was
! clearly pinning his hopes on Wash
; ington for his skimply equipped
j forces’ needs to stem the Com
munist tide.
! Infonnants said the first Ameri
can supplies might be rushed from
Thailand, where the United States
was building up a stock of arms
when the Communist threat in
Laos threatened to spill over into
that pro-Western ally.
India had made arrangements
with Moscow for a dozen Mig 21
jet fighters before the Chinese
Communist offensive was launch- I
ed. Delivery of the first six fight
ers was reportedly fixed for early |
December — but the flareup of |
fighting may lead the Russians to i
i shelve the deal.
Governors Briefed
On Six-Point Program
For Civil Defense
WASHINGTON <*> — Federal
officials outlined to a group of
governors Saturday a six-point
program to speed protection for
the civilian population in case of
nuclear attack.
One of the key points is a tem
porary lowering of standards for
shelter space to enable additional
millions of people to find cover
from radioactive fallout.
The program was presented by
Stuart Pittman, Asst. Secretary of
Civil Defense, at a Pentagon con
ference that last more than two
hours.
The governors attending the
meeting are members of the Gov
ernors Conference Committee on
Civil Defense, headed by Gov. Nel
son Rockefeller of New York.
The governors went directly from
the Pentagon to the White House
for a meeting with President Ken
nedy.
After the half hour meeting with
the President, Rockefeller said the
Cuban crisis should result in better
understanding by the public of the
need for a speeded up Civil De
fense program.
U Thant Will Go to
Cuba On Peace Mission
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. —
Acting Secretary-Gen. U. Thant i
conferred with a special envoy of ;
Soviet Premier Khrushchev today
and made hurried plans for a
peace mission to Cuba. Thant is
trying urgently to nail down a
U.S.-Soviet deal to end tie missile
base crisis
Continuin , his talks on the .
Cuban problem, That had a pri
vate session this morning with !
Soviet First Deputy Foreign Min
ister Kuznetzov, who arrived Sun
day from Moscow.
Separate meetings were sched • :
uled also with U. S. Ambassador
Adlai Stevenson and the Cuban ■
ambassador.
The secretary-general and a doz
en aides will fly to Havana Tues
day to begin arrangements for
U.N. supervision of the withdraw
al of Soviet missiles which Pre
mier Khrushchev and President
Kennedy agreed to in an exchange
of letters Sunday. Thant goes to
Cuba at Prime Minister Castro’s
invitation.
Castro last Tuesday rejected U.
N. observers in Cuba. It was as
sumed here Khrushchev’s reversal
of the Soviet position on the mis
sile bases also reversed Castro’s
opposition to observers.
Edward Gilbert Returns
From Brazil to Face
Embezzlement Charges
f NEW YORK — Edward M.
Gilbert returned voluntarily from
Brazil today and pleaded inno
cent to charges he converted to his j
own use $1,953,000 which belong- I
ed to E. L. Bruce Co. He had
been president of the firm.
The financier was realeased in '
$15,000 bail by Federal Court Judge
David Edelstein, who set Nov. 8
for a pre-trial hearing.
Gilbert, deeply tanned and dap
per, stood witn his hands folded
as his attorney told the court he
had fled the United States June1
12 “in what was obviously a state
of shock.” |
The attorney, Arnold Bauman, |
said: ‘‘Here is a man who in a |
three-week period was reduced i
from a very, very rich man indeed ,
to a man overwhelmingly in debt.” !
He fled two weeks before he was
indicted.
In asking bail of only $15,000,
the attorney pointed out this na
tion has no extradition agreement
with Brazil and that Gilbert re
turned voluntarily.
Gilbert told reporters in Rio he
had taken the funds from the hard
wood flooring company solely to
help Bruce gain control of Celo
tex Corp., a maker of building ma
terials. He blamed the stock mar
ket drop of May 28 for his troubles.
Bauman told newsmen that Gil
bert “will make every effort” to
make restitution of the funds.
In addition to the larceny
charges, Gilbert also faces income
| tax liens of more than $3.4 mil
| lion filed against him and his
j estranged wife, Rhodea, by the
I Internal Revenue Service.
i-Mau (]ommiU<k<
Will \rj£otiai<‘
C uban Crisis
WASHINGTON .P - President
Kennedy set up a special three
man committee today to handle
negotiation.- looking to-word an an
end to the Cuban crisis.
Kennedy designated John Me
Cloy, whom he previously ap
pointed, special assistant to U.N.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson dur
ing the period of the Cuban emer
gency, as chairman of the group.
The other members are Under
secretary of State George Ball and
Deputy Director of Defense Ros
\vt 11 Gilpatric.
White House press secretary
Pierre Salinger described the group
as "a coordinating committee in
the conclusion of the Cuban crisis.”
Salinger said the coordinating
committee would function in New
York.
The press secretary said it would
be concerned with "implementing
I the letters of President Kennedy
I and Premier Khrushchev.”
In these letters, exchanged over
the weekend, Soviet Premier
Khrushchev pledged dismantling
of Soviet bases in Cuba and a halt
to the delivery of offensive weap
; ons to the Castro regime in return
j for an end to the U.S. blockade
. and a no-invasion pledge.
J Khrushchev has dispatched De
I puty Foreign Minister Vassily Kuz
I (Continued on Page 9>
INFORMAL TEA WILL
HONOR MRS. RALPH RIVERS
There will be an informal tea
honoring Mrs. Ralph Rivers Tues
day afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at
the Seaview Room, to which all the
women of the community are
cordially invited.
Heading the committee for this
occasion to get acquainted with
the wife of one of our three con
gressmen are Mrs. Art McVeigh,
Mrs. Helen Fagerstrom and Mrs.
James McLean.
League of Alaska Cities
Acquires New Name
HAINES UP> — The League of
Alaskan Cities closed out its 1962
convention here Saturday with a
new name, the Alaska Municipal
League, and a new president.
Mayor Lauris Parker of Juneau.
Parker said the new name was
more oppropriate with boroughs
eligible for membership in the or
ganization.
Named to serve with Parker was
| vice president Perry Stockton,
I Mayor of Seward.
Bob Ward, a Ketchikan city
J councilman, and Mayor George
! Sharrock were elected to two
year terms on the Board of
Trustees and Bill Poland, city
manager at Kodiak, was named to
a one-year term.
Seward was designated tenta
tively as the site for the 1963
meeting, on dates yet to be select
ed.
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