U.S. to Supply More
Military Equipment for
U.N.'s Congo Operation
WASHINGTON l.T The Unit
ed State? is expected to announce
shortly that it will simply more
military equipment for the United
Nations’ Congo operation.
The announcement may be made
within a week and the most urgent
ly needed material will be flown
immediately to the Comm, aa'hor:
tntivc informants said Saturday
The most important items on the
U.N. shopping lists are 10 fi :liter
planes They are needed to give
air protection to UN. ground
troops and to fend off hit-and-run
attacks of the Katanga air force,
estimated to consist of about 20
airplanes of various types and
vintage.
Th' rst of requested material--,'
a detail- d document drafted, by
the Indian commanders of the U.N.
Air Force—was given to Lt. Gen.
Louis W. Truman, head of the
l’S fact-finding mission which re
turned from the Congo last week.
Truman, informants said, ap
proved the U N. list after on-the
spot verification of the require
nv "*s and he submitted it Friday
evenuig t > the Joint Chit fs of St iff. <
The final decision rests with '
Preside"* Kennedy, officials said. 1
and added that knowing Kennedy’s
concern about the deteriorating i
Congo situation they felt sure the c
United Nations will get what it t
asks for.
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German Refugee
Sentenced to Life for
Helping Others Escape
BERLIN' U Harry Seidel. 24
who tried to help refugees escape
t -rough a tunnel under the Berlir
wall, was sentenced to life im
prisonment by the supreme court
of East Germany.
The sentence, reported by the
official East German news agency
AON. was the heaviest ever given
•or aiding refugees.
Seidel wa.s a refugee himself
who joined a tunneling group in
West Berlin to help others. He
.\as captured Nov. 14 at the East
Berlin end of a 70-yard tunnel
under the wall. He had gone thru
• ■ guide a group of refugee's to
safety, but East German guards
had been tipped off and he foil
into their hands.
Caroline Diverts Attention
PALM BEACH. Fla. IT—Caro
r Kennedy diverted attention
ram a presidential conference
.vhen she stumbled and fell at the
■ eanside Palm Beach white house,
’resident Kennedy was confer
•ing with advisers on health, wel
re and education programs when
Caroline, 5, burst into tears and
he President called for someone
o go to his daughter's aid.
Caroline later reportedly barged
nto the conference to ask her
iaddy a question, to be told only
o put on her bathing suit and
o for a swim.
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we’ve come to the close of a busy
year. It s been a good year and we
are sincerely grateful for all you
have done ... your friendships . . .
your courtesies . .. your patronage.
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and
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Bay of Pigs Brigade
Iii Orange Bowl
I MIAMI, Fla. I/P — President
Kennedy received the battle-stain
1 j ed colors of the ill-fated Bay of
j Pi's invasion brigade Saturday and
said. "I can assure you this flag
will be returned to this brigade in
a free Havana."
His remarks, translated into
Spanish for a crowd of more than
20,000 at the Orange Bowl, drew
repeated cheers.
Kennedy reviewed the survivors
f the disastrous 1961 invasion,
shook hands with leaders of brigade
elements and stopped to chat with
some of them before making his
brief remarks.
“By helping to free you,” he said,
"the United States has been given
the opportunity to show that all
men who fight for freedom are
our brothers.
“On behalf of my government,”
the President said, "and my coun
try, i welcome you to the United
States. Although Castro and his
fellow dictators rule your nation,
i they cannot rule people.”
‘ Kennedy noted that the brigade
; came from behind prison walls, but
he said, "you leave behind you
more than s:x million of your fel
low countrymen who in a very real
sense are in prison.”
Jose Perez San Roman, officially
presenting the battle colors, said
the flag "symbolizes a free Cuba.”
Nine members of the brigade re
mained behind in Castro jails,
Perez San Roman said, and “it is
a debt of honor to go back.” He
apparently referred to prisoners
sentenced for alleged crimes not
connected with the invasion.
Mrs. Kennedy accompanied the
President on his visit, and an ova
tion swept through the Orange
Bowl when she told the Cubans
it was her “hope and prayer that
my son, John Jr., will be half as
brave” as the men of the brigade.
Perhaps the longest round of ap
plause was given to Mrs. Kennedy,
and she smiled at her reception.
She addressed the crowd in Span
ish.
Before the Presidential party
reached the stadium, the Cuban
troopers practiced close order drill
on the field and drew thunderous
applause from the stands, which
were nearly filled.
Tokyo now has five English
language newspapers.
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LIONS
Annual
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Party
SEAVIEW ROOM
Open to the Public
HELP US USHER OUT
THE OLD YEAR
AND WELCOME 1963
Dinner and Drinks
ALL YOU WANT
For $10 per Person
Advance Tickets Obtainable
from
Stan Harhul, Billikin Gift Shop,
Seen Larson or Don Perkins
A non-profit, good-will party
sponsored by
The Bering Sea Lions Club
U.S. Junior Chamber
vamcs Ten Outstanding
Young Men of 19(>2
TULSA, Okla. UP — Men in the
fields of religion, medicine, educa
tion, government, communications
and sport were named Saturday
as the the “Ten Outstanding Young
Men of 19(52’’ by the U.S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The youngest man honored is
James T. Beatty, 27, of Los An
geles, America’s top distance run
ner. The oldest is Rep. John Bra
demas, (D-Ind >, who at 35 is at
the top age bracket for the award.
The others are:
Curtiss N. Anderson, 34, New
York City, editor-in-chief of the
Ladies’ Home Journal.
Jules Bergman, 33, New York
City, science editor for the Ameri
can Broadcasting Co.
Berl I. Bernhard, 33, Washing
ton, staff director of the U.S. Civil
Rights Commission.
Guido Calabresi, 29. New Haven,
Conn., a Yale University law pro
fessor.
The Rev. Robert W. Castle Jr..
33, Jersey City, N.J., an Episcopal
minister.
Hugh Haynie, 35, Louisville, Ky.,
Courier-Journal editorial cartoon
ist.
Dr. James R. Jude, 34, Balti
more, Md., an assistant professor in
surgery at Johns Hopkins Univer
sity and co-developer of a dosed
chest heart massage procedure.
Dr. James W. Turpin, 34, Hong
Kong, founder and director of a
non-profit medical assistance pro
gram for refugees from Communist
China.
The ten men will receive their
awards at a presentation cere
mony Jan. 18-19 in Little Rock,
Ark.
Soviets Bounce Signals Off Venus
MOSCOW UP) — Soviet scientists
announced they have bounced
radio signals off the planet Venus*
for the first time. The Soviet news
agency Novosti said the signals
were sent Nov. 19 and Nov. 24.
Fire Danini.' at rape
Lisburn? Set af $300,000
ANCHORAGE (/Ft—Fire damage
to the Cape Lisburno Air Force
Station has been estimated at
$300,00! i, Mai. Gen. Wendell W.
Bowman said.
Bowman, commander of t h e
Alaskan Air Comamnd, said the
cause of the Dec. 19 fire which
destroyed tho dining hall a n d
bachelor officer quarters has not
yet been determined.
Officers left without quarters in
the wake of the fire moved in with
the station’s noncommissioned of
ficers. A temporary dining hall
was set up in a storage building.
Air Force personnel fought the
fire for six hours before they were
able to bring it under control. The
fire did not reach the main portion
of ti e radar warning station. The
station remained operational and
there were no casualties.
M l.'arv and civilian construc
l: n specialists were flown to the
lotion Dec. 2h from Elmendorf Air
Force Base to rest .re it.
Tiie work is continuing over the
holidays. Electric power was fully
restored on Dec 21. The station’s
water supply and steam heating
system were restored to normal
operation Dec. 22.
Restoration work involved out
of-doors work in subzero tempera
tures with winds up to 50 miles
an hour and in almost total dark
ness.
Cape Lisburne personnel enjoy
ed a special Christmas dinner with
all trimmings in their temporary
dining hall. Maj. Carter IT. Cowan
sent a special mesage to Bowman
saying the swift recovery work left
nothing to be desired and report
ing station morale “is terrific.”
Dial 2631 for
Arctic Sanitary
Service
Straub Service Center
OUR OBLIGATIONS
As we enter this New Year, we
pledge anew our willingness to
serve this to.nmunity in any ca
pacity, at an\ time we are called
upon.
Northern Metal Works
Werner Bohrer