OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1962
63rd Year No. 129
Per Copy 15<
Requirements
For Voting In
Tuesday’s Election
JUNEAU (JP> — State Elections
Director Jack McFarland handed
down some residency requirement
tips today for persons planning to
vote in next Tuesday’s general ;
election.
McFarland said there apparent
ly has been some confusion as to
whether a person is required to
be registered for a state election,
as for some city and school dks- i
trict elections.
“This seems to be a particular 1
problems when such local elec
tions are held upon the same day
as a state election,” McFarland
said.
“But, it should simply be re- j
membered that local voter regis
tration codes have no bearing on ,
state elections. There is no such j
law for the state at this time.”
McFarland described a qualified
voter as:
A person who (D is a U S. citi
zen: <2> is at least 19 years of age;
<3> has been a resident of Alaska
for at least one year immediately
preceding the election; (4) has been
a resident of the election district
where he seeks to vote for at
least 30 days; and <5> is able to
speak or read the English lang
uage unless prevented by physical
disability, or who voted in the
general election of Nov. 4, 1924. I
McFarland noted that the State !
Election Code places no require
ment on the length of residency
in a specific precinct.
“If the otherwise qualified voter
has legally resided for 30 days
preceding the election within the
election district containing the
precinct where the voter is at
tempting to vote, he must be al
lowed to vote even though he is
a newcomer to the precinct,” Mc
Farland said.
It would be illegal, McFarland
said, for a voter to vote or attempt
to vote in any precinct other than
the precinct in which he resides.
Soviet Premier Mikoyan
Heads to Cuba for Talks
MOSCOW UP — First Deputy
Premier Anastas Mikoyan, a one
time fishing partner of Prime
Minister Fidel Castro, plans to
leave for Cuba tomorrow to quiet
uneasiness in Havana over the
Soviet decision to remove rocket
bases, it was learned tonight.
Mikoyan and a party of 15 are
expected to stop over in New York
on the way.
There was no announcement of
the trip from the Kremlin, but
unofficial sources reported Miko
yan had received a transit visa
for the United States and that he
would leave in a special Russian
plane tomorrow en route to Ha
vana by way of London, Gander,
Nfld., and New York.
In Washington, the State De
partment said Mikoyan had been
granted permision for a one-day
stopover in New York, is expect
ed to arrive there Thursday after
noon and will leave for Havana
Friday.
Rep. Ralph Rivers,
Sen. Boh Bartlett Feted
At Testimonial Dinner
Last evening Democrats and
otheir friends of Sen. Bob Bartlett
and Rep. Ralph Rivers filled the
Polaris Dining Room to capacity |
at a testimonial dinner honoring
these two members of Alaska’s
congressional representation.
Young Democrat Kevin Walsh,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walsh,
surprised everyone with a real
Alaskan recitation, “The Crema
tion of Sam McGee."
Rep. Rivers surveyed some of
the problems and accomplishments
of being the only representative
in Congress from Alaska. He also
gave hope that a new price on
newly mined gold for commercial
use might meet the approval of
the Congress, as this would not |
upset the gold standard.
Sen. Bartlett highly praised his
colleague for his untiring work
and how he was unable to leave
Washington to campaign until the j
session was over as he was the only j
representative Alaska had.
Mr. and Mrs. Rivers and Sen.
Bartlett left this morning for
Gambell where they will visit the j
Alaskans who live closest to Si- i
beria. i
IJ.h. YViU Begin
Airlift to India
This Week
WASHINGTON UP) — The State
Department said today the United
States will begin airlifting light
infantry weapons, ammunition and
other arms to India this week.
The Defense Department re
ceived from the India government
Monday a list of equipment ur
gently needed to supply troops
fighting Chinese Communist armies
in the Himalayan Mountains.
The State Department also said
through a spokesman that the
United States considers the Mc
Mahon Line to be the “northern
border of the Northeast Frontier
Agency area.”
Red China has refused to accept
the boundary which India has long
contended is its legal border.
Press officer Lincoln White
told a news conference that “we
will be supplying types of equip
ment needed to meet the current
Chinese Communist aggression —
for example, light infantry weap
ons and ammunition, transport and
communications equipment,” he
said.
White said he could not spell out
details of U.S. assistance. He said
financial arrangements covering
the arms supply have not been
worked out.
COMING and GOING with WIEN
From Fairbanks: Guy Hatcher,
Bob Bartlett, M. McDermis, Sam
Dunbar, Eavens Hawk, Dorothy
Craig, Gary Ackerman, Joe Britt.
From Kotzebue: Starling Cor
nelius, Margaret Hunter.
To Kotzebue: S. Croell, Robert
Schoenig, Don Hoover, Boyd Har
Wood, Jim, Carol and Martha
Hemphill, M. Oyoumik.
To Fairbanks: Dale Boehler,
Barry Powers, Herman Aishanna,
George Ingram, Bill Jacobs, Edna
Ahmasuk, Gordon Ahkolik, Nancy
Conklin, M. Knapp, Cy Hughes.
Firefly Satellite
Vi ill Measure Size.
Shape of Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. i# —
A flashing light “Firefly” satel
lite soared into orbit today to
measure the size of and shape of
the earth in an experiment which
could produce more accurate world
maps and establish guide lines for
tracking men to the moon.
The 335-pound satellite rocket
ed away from Cape Canaveral
atop a Thor-Able-Star booster. An
hour later the Defense Department
announced it was in a successful
orbit about 700 miles above the
earth.
The first stage pushed the pack
age to the edge of space. The sec
ond fired for two minutes, then
shut down and coasted for 25 min
utes before restarting its engine
to eject its satellite into orbit high
above Ethiopia at a speed of near
ly 18,000 miles an hour.
Officials reported that clear sig
nals were being received from the
payload.
Because the rocket was fired on
a northeast heading in the di
rection of the Soviet Union, the
Defense Department announced
time and direction of launching in
advance. Sources said this was
done to alert the Soviet Union
so the Russians would not mistake
the rocket for a hostile missile.
The “Firefly” nickname derive'
from four high-intensity xenon ga:
lights designed to be photographec
against a background of stars a:
they flash on and off at designatec
times.
DeGaulle will Remain as
President Despite
Results of Referendum
PARIS UP — President Charles
De Gaulle announced today he
will remain at the helm of the
French government even though
only about 47 per cent of France’s
registered voters backed him in a
referendum last Sunday. He had
a majority of those who did vote,
however.
De Gaulle, anxious for a show
down with the nation’s politicians,
had said he would resign if the
results of the referendum were
“weak, mediocre or doubtful.” But
he did not specify the minimum
vote that would keep him in office.
The referendum approved a con
stitutional amendment proposed by
De Gaulle to provide for election
of presidents by direct vote of
the people. All of the nation's
politicians except Gaullists con
tended he had violated the consti
tution by not presenting his
amendment first to Parliament for
approval.
Preparatory Work Completed
For Savoonga Airstrip
Sen. Pearse Walsh is in receipt
of a message from Eugene Ro
guszka, Director of the Department
of Aviation, stating that if Bond
Issue No. 3 passes the bids will
be out within a week for the first
phase of the airfield at Savoonga,
as preparatory work has already
been done.
When this field is completed, the
last link in the old dog team
delivery of mail will be abolished
Alaskan Electrical Users
Pay Highest Monthly
Bill In the Nation
WASHINGTON UP) — Residents
of Alaska paid the highest average
monthly electrical bill in the na
tion — $10.46 — at the start of
1962.
However, that was a drop of 29
cents from the typical monthh
bill a year earlier when the state
also had the nation's highest
average in a Federal Power Com
mission survey.
Nationally, the average bill in
creased from $7.50 monthly at the
beginning of 1961 to $7.48 monthly
last January for 250 kilowatt
i hours of residential electric serv
ice.
Washington State registered thi
lowest bill in both surveys-—$4.7;
last January and $4.74 at the star'
of 1961.
The 250 kilowatt hours used ir
■ the survey represents energy foi
lighting, small appliances, refri
; geration and cooking. Because o
many complex factors involved
i the Commission said it made n<
j attempt to determine whether th<
1 bills in its compilation were rea
sonable.
The Commission’s Alaska list o
i typical residential electric bills fo
j 250 kilowatt hours as of Jan. 1
i 1962 included:
Anchorage, Chugiak-Eagle Rive
i Fairbanks, Ketchikan, K o d i a 1
Sitka, and Spenard.
lNehru lakes llvei
11
(Defense Ministry
(From Menon
j NEW DELHI UP) — Prime Min
[ ister Nehru today took over th<
: Defense Ministry from V. Krishrn
! Menon. Menon was named Min
ister of Defense production.
The cabinet change came in £
rising tide of criticism of Menor
for failing to prepare India’s de
fenses adequately against Chinest
Communist attack.
The announcement said Presi
dent Sarvapalli Radhakishnan ask
ed Nehru to take over the defense
1 post.
j In fact, Nehru has been hand
j ling the job for the past week, re
i legating Menon to the background
! The decision to replace Menor
was taken at a cabinet meeting
which outsiders thought must hav<
been heated.
Asked whether the Soviet Union
! an ally of Red China, is sendinj
arms to India, a Defense Ministr;
! spokesman replied: “Certain equip
ment was ordered from that coun
try and it is coming according t
schedule.”
He declined to discuss individus
items such as the dozen jet fight
ers that India has ordered fror
the Soviet Union.
Since the Red Chinese launche
| their all-out offensive Oct. 20, th
spokesman said, “we have bee
approaching all friendly countrie
| from which we might get equip
j ment and supplies.”
j Shipments of British infantr
; weapons have been received her
; Britain the United States an
' Canada have promised to provic
more weapons.
I Thant - Castro
Falks End . . . No
Inspection Made*
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. —
Acting Secretary-General U Thant
end'd his talks with Cuban Prime
Minister Fidel Castro today amid
indications that he had run into
difficulties in arranging for U.N.
inspection of Soviet nv sile re
moval.
Authoritative sources said Thant
had canceled plans to leave be
hind in Cuba a group of U.N, of
ficials to serve as a nucleus of an
inspection team.
A U.N. spokesman said Thant
planned to return to New York
tonight. A communique issued at
the end of the talks said there was
“a candid exchange of views in a
cordial atmosphere.”
The communique added that the
i discussions between the Secretary
■ General and the government of
• Cuba "will be continued with a
[ view toward achieving a peaceful
, : solution of the problem.”
i The statement also said that
■ there was general agreement that
- the United Nations should parti
cipate in the settlement of the
f problem.
Castro Wants U.S.
'• Out of Guantanamo
L’ HAVANA UP — U Thant and
Fidel Castro resumed discussions
today. The acting Secretary-Gen
. eral of the United Nations was
trying to win the Cuban primer
minister’s agreement on plans for
the U.N. to verify Moscow’s pro
mises for removal of missiles from
Cuba.
Castro reportedly stuck to such
- demands as abandonment by the
' United States of its Guantanamo
naval base in southeastern Cuba.
The United States already has
rejected Castro’s demands, made
last weekend. He also demanded
lifting of all economic measures
against his regime and guarantees
1 against hit-run raids and invasion
preparations.
Despite the reported lack of pro
gress, a spokesman for Thant
called the meeting “very useful."
A communique issued afterward
said “Cuba fixed her position and
position and viewpoints with clar
ity,” which informants said meant
1 Castro was unyielding in his de
i mands..
J Havana radio said Castro will
address the nation on radio and
. ! television tomorrow “to analyze
S all the problems of the transeen
7 dental moment in which the coun
- : try is living.”
Thant was scheduled to return
J late today to New York, and ne
| gotiations for removal of the mis
1 i siles are expected to open as soon
* as he gets back.
i
Freeze Shipping to Reds
i WASHINGTON tTV—The Cuban
e i crisis prompted a completed but
i : temporary freeze on all licensing
s of American goods for shipment
i- to Communist countries, it was
: learned today.
y Records made available by the
j. Commerce Department, which
d handles licensing, showed that not
e ! a single license was granted from
I Oct. 23 through Tuesday Oct. 30.
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