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WHO PUT HER IN IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Jarring Earthquake
Interrupts Politicians
In Oregon and Washington
PORTLAND. Ore. UP — A brief,
jarring earthquake replaced politi
cal candidates as the election-day
talking point over a wide area of
Oregon and Washington Tuesday, j
The tremor, lasting only a few I
seconds, left more fright than dam
age as it rolled along a 250-mile
span from Eugene, Ore., to Seattle,
at 7:37 p.m. 'PST» Monday night. !
Seismologists described the
quake as moderate. It registered a
6 on the modified Mercali Scale
of 12 at the University of Wash
ington. Oregon State University i
said the reading was 4.5-5.0 on
the Richter Scale of 8.6.
The center was placed between
Portland and Salem, some 35 miles !
to the south. Portland is some 135
airline miles south of Seattle.
It also was felt on the Oregon !
coast 100 miles southwest of Port- I
land, and some 85 miles east of |
Dalles.
The heaviest damage report1
came from the coastal town of
Tillamook, where the quake
cracked open the walls of a barn
and broke some windows.
Gallup Poll Shows Demos
"Will Control the House
NEW YORK UP — The final
survey made by the Gallup Poll
indicates that 55.5 per cent of the
voters Tuesday will ballot for
Democratic candidates for the
House of Representatives and 44.5
per cent for Republicans.
George Gallup, Director of the
American Institute of Public Opin
ion which conducts the poll, said
that national percentages for the
two major parties could not be
translated directly into House
seats.
He added, however, that the
figures which were announced
Monday indicated that the Demo
crats would continue in control of
the House with a substantial
majority.
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U.S. - Canada Told to
Protect Fishing Rights
SEATTLE UP — Edward Allen,
chairman of the International
North Pacific Fisheries Commis
sion, called on the United States
and Canada Monday to protect
their fishing rights “in a pirit of
boldness. . .”
The commission, composed of
top fisheries leaders from the
United States, Canada and Japan,
neets here next Monday. Allen’s
•emarks were contained in a paper
published in advance of the meet
ng.
Allen also wrote that “if for
eign nationals are permitted to
-arrv on fishing operations off the
shores of Alaska, the conservation
efforts of the American govern
ment would, in a comparatively
short period, be completely nulli
fied."
He said this “would be all the
more deplorable for the reason
that no conceivable economic gain
would compensate the nationals of
Japan for the probable destruction,
however unintentional, of re
sources developed through the
general efforts of American citi
zens.”
Allen said one threat to North
Pacific fish stocks is recent Japan
ese insistence on the right to catch
Bering Sea halibut incidental to
j other fishing as long as the halibut
! are thrown back.
| Allen said such practices
, often result in serious iniurv to
; the halibut. y
| “This country and Canada have
i led thc world in sound and ef
| fective management of ocean fish
; cries. They should face the issue
I a spirit of boldness for a just
cause, not in weakness.”
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(Critical of Canada
Called Baek to U.S.
I OTTAWA — Robert W. Ritz
! maim, liaison officer for the U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission in
Canada, has been recalled to Wash
ington because of a letter publish
I ed under his name in the Wash
ington Post criticising Canada’s
role in the Cuban crisis, it was
disclosed here Tuesday.
Ritzmann’s letter to the Wash
ington newspaper was published
Monday.
An official of the U.S. Embassy
| said Ritzmann's recall was order
! ed by the U.S. State Department
j after the publication.
! Ritzmann has been liaison of
, ficer to Canada for the U.S. Atomic
j Energy Commission for about two
rears. During this period he has
been stationed at Canada’s atomic
■ nergv establishment at Chalk
River, Out.
in wasnmgion, me /vionuc Cin
ergy Commission confirmed that
Ritzmann had been recalled, but
a spokesman indicated he could
not immediately determine the rea
son for the action.
Ritzmann's letter to the Post
commented on an editorial in the
newspaper Oct. 27, entitled “Sup- i
port for Canada," which praised
Canada for quick support of U S.
action during the Cuban crisis.
As published in the Post Mon
day, the letter said the editorial
“served to misinform your read
ers, and further delude Canadians
into thinking that the United States
doesn’t really expect them to up
hold their end of commitments."
The letter added that:
"While Canada did search a
Russian plane seven hours before
the time of the actual quarantine,
the United States has been urging
the Canadian government to stop
providing navigators and co-pilots
to, and refueling, Russian planes
bound for Cuba for several
months.”
The published letter went on:
“Canada’s quick search action
was more one of trying to catch
up in the event of a hot war than
one of a performance in the spirit
of wholehearted cooperation. Many
Canadians are criticizing their
government’s indecisive and de
layed action.”
“I think the American public
should know more of the Cana
dian attitude,” the letter added.
“The image that Canada is our
good friend to the north who can
always be counted on, is not true.
To be sure Canada does not lean
to Communism, but Canada is
most happy to let the United
States carry the entire burden of
defending the North American
Continent.
“I believe our foreign policy re
garding Canada should be changed
to that of wooing friendly convic
tion while insisting that she up
hold her end of commitments on
all occasions.”
America now has an estimated
27 million canine pets whose own
ers forked out $360 million last
year to feed them.
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Yukon Stnr Will Make
i Cruise Trips Next April
SEATTLE UP — The Yukon
Star, Canadian cruise ship, will
make four calls here next April
to pick up passengers for cruises
to British Columbia ports, Alaska
Cruise Lines, Ltd., announced
Tuesday.
The seven-day cruises will start
at Vancouver. B.C., and make calls
here, at Victoria, Ocean Falls and
Prince Rupert before returning
south, with a southbound stop at
Alert Bay. C. B. West, the line’s
president, said. Connections will
be made with the new Alaska
ferries at Prince Rupert.
The Seattle sailing dates will
be April G. 13, 20 and 27.
The Yukon Star and a sister
ship, tlie Glacier Queen, make
summer cruises from Vancouver
to Alaska, each carrying 120 pas
sengers. The April trip will be
before the summer Alaska schedule
starts.
It will be the first passenger
ship service out of Seattle up the
"Inside Passage” route off British
Columbia since the Alaska Steam
ship Co. discontinued such service
in 1954.
Military Buildup In Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. UP — The mili
tary buildup in Florida took on
something of a permanent look
yesterday with the disclosure that
the Air Force has taken over a
motel and docks at Marathon.
An Air Force colonel told the
Miami Herald that 200 men would
move in and their dependents
would follow shortly. A year-to
year lease is reportedly being ex
ecuted.
The colonel, who would not give
him name, said the soldiers are
part of a communications outfit.
| Two U.S. Majors CvetHtoil
I With Obtaining Evidence
J Of Missile Buildup in f'nha
GREENVILLE, S.C. M _ Gen.
Thomas S. Power, head of the
Strategic Air Command, Tuesday
credited two flying majors in his
command with “obtaining the first
conclusive evidence of the Soviet
missile buildup in Cuba.”
One of them, Maj. Rudolf An
derson Jr., was killed last month
when his reconnaissance plane
was shot down over Cuba.
Power praised him and the
other Air Force reconnaissance
pilot, Maj. Richard Heyser. as the
j general arrived to attend funeral
services for Maj. Anderson.
Neither the general nor an aide
would disclose Maj. Hcyser’s home
town or where he was stationed.
Maj. Anderson was buried in
the family plot with military
honors.
Big Wad of Cash . . .
MEMPHIS, Term. _ Elvis
| Presley said he can’t stage the
i benefit show he planned in Mem
i Phi* — but he'll send a big wad
, of cash to take his place.
Tiie one-time Memphis truck
| driver turned rock n roll singer
and movie actor said Monday he
: will give yaO.OOO to his hometown
i charities.
New Airfield at Anvik
| A new bush airfield was recently
I constructed at Anvik, Alaska, and
is open to air traffic, Eugene
| Roguszka, Division of Aviation, an
; nounced.
Anvik airfield is located near the
| community of Anvik which is on
! the Yukon River. The new field
i will provide a much needed service
for this community by enabling
them to obtain mail and supplies
the year round.
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