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63rd Year No. 6
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1962
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Demos Do a Bit of
Gov. Candidate Rad
Gov. Egan Backers are
Victors at Demo Meet
Okey Kay Supporters
JUNEAU UR — A floor fight
between supporters of Gov. Egan
and State Democratic Chairman
Wendell Kay broke out as ex
pected at the Southeast District
Democratic Convention Saturday
night.
Egan’s backers emerged as clear
victors.
jrairea m tne battle for one of
three Panhandle spots on the
State Democratic Central Com
mittee were Wilfred Stump of
Ketchikan, a long-time member
who had Kay’s blessing, and re
tiring District Chairman ft. E. El
lis, also of Ketchikan, choice of
the Egan camp.
Ellis won handily.
An indication of the impending
floor battle on the Ellis-Stump
election came when the Conven
tion, to the dismay of some of
the delegates and observers, ap
proved a resolution which urged
Bgan to run for re-election.
Moments before, the Conven
tion had tabled a watered-down
version of the resolution offered
Friday night by Mrs. Wini Silko
of Mountain Point-ftevilla.
Close observers interpreted the
In a public
.di®:
u«ioB of state
While neither
have announced their political
plans, Kay has been mentioned
frequently as a gubernatorial can
didate and Egan is believed to be
planning on trying for a second
term.
Egan Cots Ribbon
t Ceremony of Alaska
Floor at Seattle Hospital
SEATTLE UP> — Gov. Win. Egan
of Alaska returned to Virginia
Mason Hospital yesterday under
Sir happier circumstances than on
his last visit there.
Yesterday he came to cut the
ceremonial ribbon formally open
ing the Alaska Floor of the hos
sw east wing addition,
aide was Dr. Joel Baker,
years ago performed
a gall bladder operation on the
Alaska Chief Executive, then in
critical condition in the hospital.
Doctors had given him a 50-50
chance to live. He remained in
the hospital for weeks, finally re
turning to Alaska to resume duties
for the first time since his inau
guration.
The ceremonies took place in
two spptions at fho now nri^g,
Re-Shuffling . . .
ler Gets Into the Act
^Tohn Rader Raps Egan’s
Aides for Clearing Field
If He Seeks Re-election
JUNEAU (/ft — John Rader,
Democratic candidate for gover
nor, today accused representatives
og Gov. Egan’s office of attempt
ing to give Egan a clear Demo
cratic field if he seeks re-election.
Commenting on a resolution
adopted at the Southeast District
Democratic Convention Saturday
night which urged Egan to run
for a second term, Rader told a
news conference:
“f assume that the purpose of
the resolution was to protect Egan
from a primary contest if he
chooses to run.”
naaer, former State Attorney
General under Egan, said he felt
the resolution was forced through
the convention by members of
Egan’s staff, who were delegates
to the Panhandle Democratic Con
vention. .-1
“In my opinion,'* Rader said,
“this can be nothing but an at
tempt to restrict entry into a
Democratic party primary.
"The very purpose of a party
primary is to determine who a
party is to support.
“If a party is to decide who it
is to support before the primary
election, not only may It end up
*T as a candidate carmot help
but notice that when such a re
■oSittidn-ia presented under the
leadership of representatives of
the Governor’s office it is very
difficult for anybody from Juneau
to resist, because in many in
stances their livelihoods depend
on the good will of. the adminis
tration.
“I am on my present trip to as
certain problem areas.
“Anyone who doesn’t believe
state employes are not dissatisfied
with the present situation are not
aware of the facts.”
State's Courts Disposa
Of 1,491 Casas la November
ANCHORAGE UR — The state’s
courts made another dent in their
pending case file during the
month of November, Courts Ad
ministrator Thomas Stewart said
today.
There were 5,068 cases pending
before the courts at the start of
the month and 5,051 cases pend
ing at the end of the month. Dur
ing November, the courts dis
posed of 1,491 cases and 1,479 new
cases were filed.
Two U.S. Students
Released by East Berlin
BERUN UR — Two American
students, jailed for trying to
smuggle a girl out of East Berlin,
wore released by the Commu
nists today.
The students, Victor Searles
Pankey and Gilbert Page Ferrey,
both 20 and both from Tustin,
Calif., were sentenced to two
years imprisonment by ah East
Berlin court last Sept 26.
Pankey’s father, Edgar Pankey;
and Taney's mother, Mary Fter
rey, both went across to East Ber
lin today.
When they returned
Dutch Sink
Indonesian
Torpedo Boat
HOLiLANDIA, New Guinea UP)
—An Indonesian torpedo boat was
sunk today by Dutch patrol boats
inside West New Guinea’s terri
torial waters on the south coast,
the Navy said.
At least three Indonesian motor
torpedo boats were intercepted
and a second may have been sunk,
the Navy said. The other intruder
fled.
The Dutch news agency quoted
the Navy commander in Hollandia
as saying it was thought the Indo
nesian warcraft might have been
the vanguard for an invasion. A
Dutch Defense (Ministry spokes
man at The Hague refuse to com
ment when asked whether the
clash meant an actual state of
war between the Netherlands and
Indonesia.
Indonesia has threatened to
seize West New Guinea by force
if necessary and Dutch officials
at Biak report small bands of In
donesians have begun infiltration
but are being rounded up. They
said some have been killed in
clashes vttth Dutch patrols.
The HoUandia Naval Chief,
CBfidr. R. EBwrs, was quoted as
searing the Dutch ships opened
***• only after sending a number
Judicial Council has recommend
ed to the State Supreme Court
that Superior Court Judge J. Earl
Cooper be retired from the bench
because of physical disability.
The Council, which met Satur
day, determined that the Judge
is incapacitated to the extent that j
he cannot perform his judicial
duties.
The Council acted under Article
IV, Section <10 of the Alaska Con
stitution which provides: “. . .
whenever a Judge . . . appears to
be so incapacitated as substant
ially to prevent him from per
forming his judicial duties, the
Judicial Council shall recommend
to 'the Supreme Court that the
Judge be placed under early re
tirement, after notice and hear
ing, the Supreme Court by a ma
jority vote of its members may
retire the Judge.”
Jtmen xvesDiu, umez justice or
the Alaska Supreme Court, said
today that a hearing in the case
has been scheduled for Feb. 16.
I Cooper has the right to appear at
the hearing.
Under the 1650 Session Laws
of Alaska, a hearing in such a
case must be scheduled no sooner
than 30 days after the Council's
recommendation has been received
by the high court.
Cooper suffered a stroke early
last year and was hospitalized for
a time. He returned to the bench
for a brief period and then, un
der doctor’s advice, took a three
month leave of absence in Sep
tember. He returned to the bench
this month.
Bad-Lack Marlow . . •
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. m M
Fire destroyed Marlow White’s
tailoring, dry cleaning and laun
dry business Friday. When he
out o£ house to jge to
ftrargh ft****d#y he someone
had stolen his ear.
HUGE SPACE BALLOON
BLOWS UP HUNDRED
MILES OVER ATLANTIC
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
A huge space balloon broke apart
hundreds of miles above the At
lantic today as it was inflating
to the size of a 13-story building.
The break-up of the big bal
loon — subbed “Big Shot” —
showered several pieces of alu
minimum coated plastic into the
ocean about 600 miles southeast
of the Cape. The pieces, illumi
nated brilliantly by the rays of
the rising sun, provided a spec
tacular show for observers.
The 500-pound bundle of pas
tic sheeting was folded neatly in
a canister in the nose of a Thor
rocket which blasted off at 6:06
a-in. in an experiment aimed at
testing techniques for launching
an advanced Echo communications
satellite.
After viewing a television film,
officials theorized that perhaps the
sphere carried too much residual
air which caused it to expand
too quickly.
The TV film, relayed from a
camera in the Thor booster, show
ed vividly the separation of the
canister from the rocket, opening
of the canister with one-half siip
I ping off into space and sudden
l inflation of the balloon and the
1 almost immediate ripping.
I Walter Bressette, a project of
I ffciaJ, said the expansion of th<
I balloon was much more rapid than
anticipated, indicating that per
baps an overdose of air had been
Iplaced in the sphere before launch
ing to help the inflation.
Actually, the amount of air was
very small. The main inflation was
caused by 50 pounds of sublimat
ing powder, which turned to gas
Adventure in a Haunted
House Ends in Tragedy
For Cincinnati Freshman
HAMILTON, Ohio — An ex
cursion to a supposedly haunted
house ended in tragedy for a Uni
versity of Cincinnati freshman
Sunday night when he was killed
by a shotgun blast. The owner of
the house fired the gun, sheriffs
deputies said.
The dead youth was identified
as Jack Langhorst, 18, of Cin
cinnati. No charges were placed
against Harry Demoret, 82, the
house owner.
Langhorst and nine others made
the trek to the house. Langhorst’s
friends told deputies they had
met some girls at a drive-in who
told them about “haunted houses"
in the vicinity.
They decided to visit one.
The cars stopped at Demoret’s
yard. Langhorst got out and went
to the house. Two shotgun blasts
rang out.
Langhorst staggered from the
house and collapsed in the yard
the youths told deputies.
Deputies said Demoret had been
annoyed by other youths break
ing into his home a few nights
ago.
South Viet Nam
Gets More Planes
SAIGON, South Viet Nam W—
A US. Navy ship arrived today
with two large Army helicopters
and several observation planes to
aid the forces of President Ngo
Dinh Diem against the Communist
Viet Cong guerrillas.
Tne aircraft ferry Breton, a
converted carrier, also had seven
jet fighters and a Neptune bomb
er on her deck, but these were to
be taken to Yokosuga Naval Air
S* it ion in Japan, U.S. sources
said.
Four jets bearing the markings
of the U.S. Air Force 109th Fight
er Squadron landed today at Sai
gon Airport, but U.S. sources de
clined to comment on them.
The Breton was the second ship
loaded with planes to arrive here
since South Viet Nam and the
United States reached agreement
last month on a major new (mili
tary buildup.
The first ship, the Core, brought
about 40 helicopters and 400 US.
Army men to fly and service
them. The helicopters are capable
of carrying 14 men each.
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Dept, of Labor Wants
Three V oeational Programs
■ Egan’s office said today.
* / The three schools, as with
11 schools asked earlier tor Ket
chikan and Fairbanks, would be
financed with funds from the Fed
eral Area Redevelopment Admin
istration, to retrain unemployed
and under-employed persons for
new jobs requiring new skills.
The Anchorage schools, to be
conducted through facilities of the
University of Alaska Extension
College at Anchorage, will train
electronic technicians, practical
nurses and clerk-stenographers.
Total cost of the schools is esti
mated at $51,000. Each students
would receive approximately $3?
in subsistence payments per week
while enrolled.
The electronic technician course
will be offered to 13 selected stu
dents for 26 weeks. The practical
nurse course would take 20 stu
dents for 48 weeks. The clerk
stenographer course would be
open to 20 students.
NEW TRUCK FOR BASHIR
KARACHI, Pakistan UB — A
pickup truck with two cases of
spare parts and a complete tool
box was formally handed to Pak
istani camel driver Bashir Ahmad
today by U.S. Ambassador Wm.
Roundtree and the local Ford re
presentative.
This type of truck usually costs
about |6,000 in Pakistan. But the
government of Pakistan, as a
goodwill gesture to Vice President
Lyndon Johnson's friend, waived
usual customs duty and sales tax
and saved Bashir $1,200.
The truck was a gift of the
Ford Motor Co.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tues
day* Little change in temperature.
In the last §t hours: High of 96,
low of 19. Mmr. wind 41 mph from
die southwest. Sunrise at 9:91
am., sunset at 3:83 pm. Temps,
a year ago today: High of 6, low
of -4 Extremes on this date since
1907: High of 98 In 1996, low of
-97 in
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