6/nd Vtar No. 1 16
NOMi:, ALASKA, MONDAY. OCIOHI K i, 1962
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Blood Is Shed . . . First Negro
Knrolls at University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. i/Pi — Bayonets
of the federal government forced
a Negro into the University of
Mississippi today. Riot troops ar
rested former Maj. Gen. Edwin
Walker, who led students in wild
charges against marshals in night
long rioting.
The arrest of the controversial
general. commander of troops
during the Little Rock segrega
tion crisis, came after an outbreak
■ fresh violence in downtown Ox
ford that began minutes after
James Meredith enrolled at Ole
Miss.
Riot Brings Death to Two
The rioting on the campus last
night brought death to two per
sons, a newsman and an Oxford
resident.
Federal troops—numbering 4.000
— took over the courthouse square
of this seething town of 5,283. Witli
bayonets at the ready, they blasted
groups of angry youths into rout
with tear gas.
Business ground to a virtual
halt in the heart of town. Doors
to many shops were locked.
Arrests jumped to 150. Officers
of the riot-trained military police
said many of those taken into cus
tody lived up to 500 miles away.
Roving groups of incensed
southerners vented their passions
in bitterness over the registration
of Meredith — the first Negro
knowingly admitted to Ole Miss
in its 114-year-old history.
Meredith registered as a student
in a 55-minute session with the
registrar, Robert Ellis, that began j
at 8:15 a.m. during which angry
students gathered across the street.
Meredith emerged smiling — his
customary smile that seems to
mask any nervousness he might
feel. Immediately he got lost with
his marshal escort enroute to his
first class, returned to the scene
of his registration and left soon
thereafter in a caravan of Army
vehicles.
11 Hours of Violence
The 11 hours of violence on the
campus during the night officially
ended at 6:15 a.m. when Brig.
Gen. Charles Billingslea, Com
mander of the federal troops in
Mississippi, said: “I now declare
this area secure.”
But, in fact, the bayonets and
tear gas launchers of his men
cleared only the campus and 45
minutes later the first of the re
surgent trouble hit the streets of
Oxford, close to the guarded
fringes of the school itself.
After some building of momen
tum, groups of men and youths—
many carrying soft drink cartons
Negro Girl Plans to
Enroll at ‘Ole Miss’
NEW ORLEANS UP) — Jack
Greenburg, attorney for the Na
tional Assn, for the Advancement
of Colored People, told the New
Orleans States-Item today that a
second Negro — a girl — is in
process of applying for entrance
into the University of Mississippi.
Greenburg, who acted as attor
ney for James Meredith, the focal
point of current rioting in Oxford,
Miss., and the Ole Miss campus,
said the girl has had no trouble
“so far.”
The girl’s application, he said,
was being processed.
Greenburg would not identify
the girl, nor would he give added
details.
as ammunition holders — appear
ed at many intersections. The bot
tles began to fly through wind
shields and banged against the
side of Army jeeps, even the cars
of the passing citizens of Oxford.
In Washington, the Justice De
partment said that Meredith's en
try into the campus Sunday came
only after Gov. Ross Barnett, lead
er of his state's resistance, had
capitulated by telephoning to
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Ex-Gen. Walker
Arrested for
liieiten^ Rebellion
WASHINGTON i.P - Atty. Gen.
Robert Kennedy announced the
arrest today of former Army Maj.
Gen. Edwin Walker on charges
of inciting a rebellion or insur
rection.
Kennedy said Walker was arrest
ed at a military roadblock near
Oxford, Miss., and would be ar
raigned later today.
Earlier in the Senate, Walker,
who had participated in the rioting
at the University of Mississippi,
was described as possibly a “sick
man” who “ought to be commit
ted" and was linked with “violent
segregationists or psychopaths.”
Sen. Wayne Morse, (D-Ore.), told
the Senate if Walker led students
in rioting against federal author
ity he should be charged with
“inciting an insurrection.”
“As an ex-Army officer,” Morse
said, "Walker’s conduct is all the
more reprehensible.”
Sen. Stephen Young, (D-Ohio>,
told the Senate this is a time for
cool heads, and not for “the rant
ings of violent segregationists or
psychopaths such as ex-Gen. Ed
win Walker.”
Young said if Walker made the
statements attributed to him, “I
am glad he is an ex-general and
a private citizen instead of in
command of any youth in this
country.”
“I hold him in utmost contempt
for his appearance on the campus
of this great university, ‘Ole
Miss,’ and for attempting to lead
a charge of some 1,000 unruly
rioters against United States mar
shals,” Young said.
Kennedy said these charges also
have been filed against Walker:
Conspiracy to incite a bellion
or insurrection.
Conspiracy to hinder federal of
ficers in the performance of their
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PARATROOPS MOVE
ONTO OLE MISS CAMPUS
OXFORD, Miss. W) — Units of
the crack 82nd and 101st Airborne
divisions began landing at the Ox
ford airport today to move onto
the strife-torn University of Mis
sissippi campus.
The paratroopers were in at
least regimental strength. Giant
Air Force transport planes were
landing almost continuously at the
airport in split second timing,
under direction of an Air Force
mobile control tower set up on the
runway.
Troops from the 101st “Scream
ing Eagle” Division from Ft.
Campbell, Ky., had their own
transports. The 82nd Division from
Ft. Bragg, were being loaded in
3rd Army trucks already at Ox
ford.
Russia Snubs
Red China s 1,‘Uh
Anniversary Ceichration
TOKYO Oft — Tii.;' Soviet Union ;
snubbed Red China's massive 13th
anniversary celebration today, un
derlining the continuing rift be
tween the giants of Communism.
M o r e than 500,000 persons
marched through the Square of
Heavenly Peace in Peiping, but not
a single Soviet official of im
portance sat in the reviewing'
stand with Chinese leader Mao
Tze-Tung.
Evidence of continuing tension
in Peiping’s relations with Mos
cow was coupled with admissions
of shortcomings and mistakes on
the home front — and a hint that
a purge ol some size is continuing.
The ideological dispute divid
ing Red China and the Soviet
Union was aggravated last week
by the visit of Soviet President
Leonid Brezhnev to Yugoslavia, a
constant target of Chinese Commu
nist criticism.
Premier Chou En-Lai in a speech
Sunday night lumped "modern
revisionists” — apparently mean
ing Yugoslavia President Tito and
perhaps Soviet Premier Khrush
chev — together with the United
states, imperialists and reaction
aries who he said were trying to
isolate Red China and force her to
change her policies. Chou said
such a campaign would never suc
ceed.
Two Soviets Sent Home
For Buying Naval Manuals
NEW YORK UP — Two members
of the Soviet Union’s United Na
tions delegation, alleged to have
bought American defense docu
ments from a U.S. sailor, are sched
uled to leave the United States
tonight, federal authorities an
nounced.
They are Ivan Vvrdov, 31, and
Evgeni Prokhorov, 38, whose re
call was asked bv the United
States.
The request was made after the
FBI said it caught the sailor pass
ing naval instruction manuals to
Prokhorov Friday night in a car
parked outside a diner in Larch- j
mont, N.Y., while Vyrodov was !
in the diner.
JFK Takes Time Out
WASHINGTON </P» — President
Kennedy took time out from the
crisis at the University of Missis
sippi today to attend the opening
of the new term of the Supreme
Court.
Both the President and his
brother, Atty. Gen. Robert Ken
nedy, were present as Kennedy’s
appointee, Arthur Goldberg, took
the oath as Associate Justice.
Chief Justice Earl Warren an
nounced the retirement of Asso
ciate Justice Felix Frankfurter,
paying tribue to him for his long
service. Warren then announced
that Goldberg had been named to
replace Frankfurter, and Gold
berg stepped forward to take the
oath.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Cloudy with occasional rain and
snow. SE winds 20-30 mph to 15
20 mph to night. Low tonight 35,
high tomorrow 40. In the last 24
hours: High of 37, low of 34. Max.
wind 40 mph from the SE. Sun
rise at 6:11 a.m., sunset at 5:31
p.m. Temps, a year ago today:
High of 46, low of 37. Extremes on
this date since 1907: High of 59
in 1954, low of 16 in 1919.
Stepovieh Would Use
Oil Income for Future
Alaska's oil income should he
used to build for the future ami
not for current expenses, Mila
Stepovieh, Republican guberna
torial candidate, told a northwe
ern GOP rally Saturday night.
Stepovieh said unexpected oil
lease income • • . "Is doing us no
real good. P has been \va-b : by
a stale government that is over
staffed, playing polities and unable
to get tilings none.”
Stenovieh said that, if elected,
he proposed to “conduct an econ
omical state government with ex
penditures that are within tin
reach of our regular sources of
income. Then our oil income <■< old
bo used to build for ’he future"
The GOP candidate suggest'd
that oil money be used to make
a complete inventory of the
state’s natural resources and a de
termination as to which resources
could be sold profitably.
He also said that, as governor,
he would place some of the state's
annual oil income in the Alaska
Development Bank, to provide in
vestment capital for new and ex
isting Alaska businesses.
As he has in previous speeches,
Stepovieh also promises an Alas
kan government administered by
Alaskans.
Stepovieh also said he would
seeks the establishment of
tourist route between the United
States and Russia via Nome and
a Siberian port.
"The Russians have been wel
coming American tourists in re
cent years,” Stepovieh said. “Liter
ally thousands of Americans have
toured Russia and Iron Curtain
countries. Why can’t we have
visits arranged from this side of i
the continent?”
Stepovieh outlined a 9 - point 1
program for “positive develop
ment” for the people in the vil
lages. He made a dramatic pro
mise to fulfil this campaign pledge
by signing the plan and presenting
it to precinct chairman Clint Gray,
saying “If I do not back up this
pledge, you have here, in writing,
a reminder of my promise to the
people of the villages.”
Stevens Calls for
Railroad to Nome
The use of federal land grants
to encourage private industry to j
assume operation and improve- i
merit of the Alaska Railroad was !
urged Saturday night by Ted
Stevens, Republican candidate for
the U.S. Senate.
In a speech at a GOP rally here,
Stevens said if he were elected
he would introduce legislation to
“.grant incentives to any bonafide
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Nome Property Tax
Rate wSet At 17 Mills
A tax rate of 17 mills was set on
city of Nome property at the final
meeting of the Board of Equaliza
tion on Saturday noon. The school
was allocated 9.(1 mills and muni
cipal expenses at 7.4 mills.
At this last meeting the board
also rejected all petitions for
changes which had not been ap
proved by the assessor, Merrill
Chitty.
Taxes will become due upon re
ceipt of the notice from the City
Clerk and taxes will become de
linquent Dec. 1, 1962
the -eerie
Sn’ui ha. night of tn. first.
fie-met with the vet: re
A b* m-foeri i -■■ i at 6
o’clock and at eight the candidates
were introduced. Mike Shpovich,
eandidaU for governor led off the
sne nie. He wa- followed by Ted
S'evens, < ndidato for U.S. Sen
The three local candidates for
the legislature. Grade John
son for the House, and Wallace
Melvor and Tom Martin f< r the
Senate, made comments on ’heir
Tiie last speakca of the evening
was Lowell Thomas Jr , -.vho said
that he has been criticized as being
a newcomer, rannin ■ for high of
fice' with only two years of Alaska
)'■- su'eney. In answer to this, he
said, he has visited every country
in ti.i world with the exception
of the South Pole, and it is Alaska
which he has chosen to make his
home, and that with his back
ground and talents he feels con
fident that he could represent the
state in Congress, with no less
competence than the incumbent.
Thomas also introduced the
! showing of his latest film “Alaska,
1 the Brightest Star.”
On Sunday morning, Lowell
■ Thomas Jr., flying his own plane,
i took Ted Stevens on a visit to
i Teller. Wales and Shishmaref, tak
j ing along Bessie Moses as a guide,
j They returned to Nome last eve
1 ning and expect to go on to Kot
zebue tomorrow.
! Mike Stepovich and Tom Martin
! meanwhile went to Unalakleet
I yesterday by chartered plane and
expect to continue on to Stebbins
and the lower Yukon, today and
tomorrow.
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Weather Threatens
Schirra's Orbit Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. UP —
Chances of astronaut Walter M.
Schirra Jr. making his projected
six-orbit flight on Wednesday were
listed at 50-50 today because of
weather threats.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration reported at
a weather briefing that the main
concern was tropical storm Daisy,
whose 45-mile-an-hour winds were
taking dead aim at the area in the
Atlantic where Schirra would land
if his flight were terminated after
three orbits.
NASA also said a cold front
moving toward Florida from the
Gulf of Mexico could bring clouds
to Cape Canaveral launching area
on Wednesday morning. The
launch now is scheduled for be
tween 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. that day.
A Pacific typhoon, Dinah, was
written off as a threat. Officials
had been keeping an eye on this
system southeast of Japan but said
today that it was moving far away
from the Pacific impact areas for
the fourth, fifth and six orbits.
Bluestone-Tisuk Road Project
Bids to Be Opened Oct. 25
D. A. McKinnon, Commissioner
of Highways, has announced that
the Bluestone-Tisuk Road project
has been approved for advertising
on Oct. 4 with bid opening to be
on Oct. 25.
This is a ten mile project which
had been delayed due to right of
way difficulties with the Barthol
otnae Mining Co. property at Sul
livan City.