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Red Buildup Too
Weil Advertised for
Offensive Meaning
By J. M. Roberts
Associated Press News Analyst
The Chinese Communist military
buildup on the mainland opposite
Quernoy and Matsu islands has
been too well-advertised to have
any offensive meaning.
When the Reds intervened in
the Korean War, you will remem
ber, the Americans began to cap
ture the “volunteers” before their
presence was recognized. Indeed,
the Chinese presence on the front
was discounted at Gen. Douglas
MacArthur’s headquarters for some
time after the first captures.
The political telegraph had car
ried some signals, but that was
some time before.
This time Peiping is boldly talk
ing about the troop concentration
in Fukien, and Western foreign of
ficers are accepting it as a de
terrence against any overt action
from Nationalist Chiang Kai
Shek's Formosa.
There has been a good bit of
talk in the Far East, especially by
the Chiang Nationalists, about the
time being ripe for revolutionary
action on the mainland and inva
sion. There is no indication, how
ever much the Nationalists might
desire this, that the United States
is prepared to permit anything
more than the maintenance of the
osa forces as a continuing
—c.
Chinese Nationalists in the Unit
ed States evaluate the Red buildup
as a response to this threat, rather
than a threat in itself. They think
there is a feeling of insecurity in
Peiping because of troubles with
the peasants.
There also is a feeling in some
quarters that the troop concentra
tions, which seem actually to take
the form of static concentration,
are designed to distract attention
from the internal troubles and to
bivouac the troops beyond sight
of what is happening to their
families at home.
TOO IMPATIENT . . .
WATERBURY, Conn. UPi — John
C. Adomelis was too impatient to
■wait for police to locate his car
after he reported it i. issing Mon
day.
He got hold of another car and
drove around the city for awhile
looking for his sedan. But this
method was too slow.
He drove to the airport, climb
ed into his plane, and started mak
ing passes over the city.
Sure enough, he saw his car,
parked in an open area near the
railroad tracks.
Bade on the ground again, Ado
melis notified police he had found
his stolen car.
COAST GUARD ESTABLISHES
FIRST BOARDING TEAM
JUNEAU UP> — Headquarters of
the 17th Coast Guard District said
yesterday the first mobile boarding
team to be established in Alaska
will start working in the Cook In
let and Kenai Peninsula areas Sat
urday.
The four-man team, headed by
Chief Boatswain's Mate Warren G.
Atchley, will inspect pleasure
and commercial fishing ves
at Palmer and Anchorage
Kenai Peninsula
30.
* the winter |
team will
GOP LEADERS CLAIM
JFK’s POLICIES CAUSED
STOCK MARKET DROP
WASHINGTON W — Although
there is some dissent within the
party about the use of gloom-and
doom tactics, Republicans are
pounding the theme that President
Kennedy’s policies caused the stock
market drop.
The Senate Republican Policy
Committee has added its critical
voice to that of the Republican Na
tional Committee, which has been
suggesting that Wall Street has
witnessed a “Kennedy Crash.”
In its weekly memo to members,
the policy group said that returns
from Kennedy’s Yale speech June
11, “in which he made ambiguous
statements to say the least, about
the ‘myths’ of federal fiscal re
sponsibility began to come home
to roost” in market declines.
“And so it apparently began to
look as if one couldn’t strew a
time-tested, sound economic altar
with fiscal policy garbage, such as
an expression at Yale that deficits
are just ‘sometimes’ dangerous,”
the memo said.
Sen. Jacob Javlts, (K-N.YJ, de
cried gloom-and-doom statements.
But he suggested in the Senate
Monday that Kennedy ought to
send to Congress now “a tax pro
gram for restoration of business
confidence and the acceleration of
economic activity.”
Javits’ suggestions included
substantial relief to low income
taxpayers” and a reduction in the
top bracket to about 60 per cent. I
He wanted corporation rates cut!
back to 25 per cent, with 5 per cent j
additional tax for business income!
above $500,000 yearly.
.*.— "■■■———
U.S. MAY SET OFF BLASTS
AT SHALLOW DEPTHS
AT NEVADA TEST SITE
WASHINGTON UP) — The gov
ernment announced yesterday it is
studying plans lor a lew nuclear
detonations in Nevada “slightly
above ground or at depths shallow
enough to form craters.”
The shots would be of “very low
yields” — probably meaning the,,
blast equivalent of perhaps 2,000
to 3,000 tons of TNT at the most.
The Defense Department and the
Atomic Energy Commission said
“no firm decision has been made
to go forward with these tests”
which would be conducted at the
AEC’s Nevada test site.
If above-ground tests are held,
they will be the first nuclear shots
in the atmosphere over the con
tinental United States in four
years.
Dial 2217
Nome Chamber Meeting Notes
Many important visitors, closely
keyed to the future development of
this area, were guests of the Cham
ber on Monday including Evert
Hough of BPR, who formerly head
ed the road wcrk iii tills area.
In introducing the high officials,
Mr. Hough recalled that two years
ago when the State of Alaska
started organizing its several de
partments, the Highway Dept, was
in sad shape, but “today its topped
by good engineers and you can be
proud of the state organization.”
He also reported on the develop
ment of the Fairbanks-Nome Road
from the Fairbanks end, stating
that the section from Eureaka to
Nenana is held up pending the de
cisions on the Rampart Dam, which
would necessitate changing the
place of crossing the Yukon River.
Two active contracts on the Tel
ler route are putting this section
of road together with some of the
“missing pieces due to be com
pleted soon.”
He introduced Clayton Hawkins,
BPR District Engineer for Fair
I banks and Anchorage; Richard
Cooley, Economist from the U
of Alaska making the feasibility
study on Highway 97 (Route 64);
David Fosberg also of BPR, and
Charles Smith who is State High
way Bridge Engineer.
Stale Bridges • • •
Mr. Smith spoke with enthusiasm
about Northwestern Alaska and
the Festival which he has witness
ed. “Alaska challenges bridge en
gineers as no other place in the
world compares to nothing else I’ve
seen in 37 years of bridge work all
over the world. Alaska has the
finest equipment, best geologists
and its bridges will be the best
that can be built.”
Six bridges will be designed
for the Nome-Teller Road this win
ter and two bridges are planned
for the Nome River Road, he
stated.
Feasibility Studies - * »
Richard Cooley, Economist from
the U of Alaska explained that his
study is for the central to north
western Alaska road, including
Districts 18, 22 and 23.
The object of the study are dif
ferent from those made in the
lower forty-eight, he stated, where
roads are built to connect popu
lation centers. In Alaska the con
cept, in his belief, will be linking
resources to market and creating
transportation to make this pos
sible. “Canada is 20 years ahead
of us with their Roads to Resources
program on which they have spent
millions in the past 20 years.” s
Another feature which should
be maximized, stated Cooley, are
the benefits to the state as a whole
from the creation of transporta
tion to resource areas.
Praise and Bouquets. ... *J
To Johnnie Stephenson, Presi
dent Pearse Walsh expressed the
gratitude of the Chamber for the
“most successful” Festival ever
staged and for her “drive and
push” which made it possible. He
presented her will fra* red roses
as a token of appreciation.
Appreciation was also express
ed to Mrs. David Money for di
recting “Do You Remember”
which put on two exceptional per
formances during the Festival.
Appreciation was also
ed to District Engineer, Bi
of the State Highway
for filling the holes in
before the Festival.
Praise also to Frank Couch for
his usual efficiency which kept the
3-day celebration rolling.
needed and urged more quali
fied people take state exams so
that their names be registered, so
that local people can be selected
to fill jobs of all kinds. Forms are
available, he stated, at the office
of Selective Service and the Post
office.
VORTAC Contract *"
Lester Bronson announced that
Nordine & Co. with E. & B. Con
struction now have the contract for
the VORTAC site and a barge will
be chartered to bring in the ma
terials as several large buildings
as well as other work is to be
done. He reported his partner, Axel
Edman, was now outside getting
materials for this as well as for the
completion of the rock crusher
which should be finished in about
another month.
Festival Report . . .
Johnnie Stephenson gave a brief
report on the Festive1, stating that
it was financially successful and
that not one person gave her a
negative answer when asked to
help. She was also pleased with
the spontaneous support of many
local organizations and much per
sonal initiative. “It shows what a
small town like Nome can accom
plish when everybody pulls to
gether,” she said.
_
Goodman In Kiev
KIEV, USSR m — Benny Good
man’s touring all-star band arrived
in this Ukrainian capital Monday
after a triumphant success in
Leningrad.
LIVING COSTS UNCHANGED
FOR MONTH OF MAY
WASHINGTON Ut) — Living
costs were unchanged in May at
the record level set in April.
Lower prices for food and gaso
line balanced out higher housing
and medical care costs to leave
the government index at 105.2 per
cent of the 1957-59 base period.
This means it costs about a nickel
more now to buy the same goods
that could be obtained for a dollar
in the prior period.
Robert Myers, Deputy Labor De
partment Statistics Commissioner,
in announcing the figures yester
day said the steadiness in May was
“a welcome little respite” after
living-cost increases in February,
March and April.
Myers predicted, however, a
small living cost increase will be
shown for June when those fig
ures become available a monui
from now.
Corrections and Additions to
Midnight Sun Festival Activities
The poke of gold given by the
Midnight Sun Festival was won
by Ellie Kullukhan, of St. Law
rence Island who lives here.
The $10 donation of Wien Air
lines was missed in the list of do
nors to the Queen of the Festival
and the gift certificate given by
Cherry’s Hairdressing should have
been $20.00 instead of $10.00.
In the Baby Show — red ribbon
for fattest baby should have been
Steven Longley; loudest cry,
Steven Longley.
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