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6-ird Year No. 98
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Five Americans
Are Freed By
Patliet Lao Forces
VIENTIANE. Laos (/P> — Five
Americans treed today by pro
Communist forces told of being
kept tied up in “black cells,” fed
only skimpy diets and grilled in
cessantly during their months in
captivity.
One said they were treated like
“wild animals.”
The five were the first persons
released by the Pathet Lao under
the Geneva peace accords. Eleven
other Americans who disappeared
during the civil war are still miss
ing and their fate is not known.
Pathet Lao officials have given no
indication they are holding more
prisoners.
Bearded and thin after more than
a year in Red prison camps, four
of the five Americans flown to
freedom here were reported
‘okay” by the Army doctors after
a quick check.
The fifth, Maj. Lawrence Bailey,
33, of Laurel, Md., assistant mili
tary attache at the U.S. Embassy
in Vientiane, was described as
“pretty weak.” Bailey said he was
confined for 11 months in “a black
cell,” one with only a tiny window.
He spoke with difficulty.
Bailey and three of his com
panions — civilian airmen John
McMorrow, 21, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Edward R. Shore Jr., 30 Gallaway.
Tenn.; and Army Sgt. Orville Bal
lenger, Columbus, Ohio — were
flown to the U.S. Air Force Base
near Manila.
The other, NBC cornerman Grant
Wolfkill, 38, Shelton, Wn„ headed
for New York via Bangkok.
Wolfkill, who lost 60 pounds dur
ing his 15 months in prison, said
the Pathet Lao captors “were prob
ably as cruel, as barbaric, as pri
mitive as anyone could hope to
be.”
Sherri Finkbine Granted
Legal Abortion In Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden </P) —
Mrs. Sherri Finkbine shed tears of
happiness today after being told
she can have a legal abortion to
i avoid giving birth to a baby she
| fears has been deformed by thali
domide.
Sweden's Royal Medical Board
approved the operation —- refused
by an American court — after de
ciding the 30-year-old Arizona
housewife’s mental health might
otherwise be in danger.
Mrs. Finkbine, a television per
sonality in Phoenix and mother of
four, is expected to have the opera
tion next week.
She burst out crying when her
school teacher-husband, Robert,
told her of the favorable verdict
by the Swedish board. She ex
claimed:
“I can’t say how happy and re
lieved I feel. A heavy burden has
been lifted from me.”
Mrs. Finkbine said they realized
many persons won’t approve of the
abortion ■— “but I and Bob could
not have acted in any other way.
We love children and have four
healthy children at home. But we
consider it entirely wrong to give
birth to a baby that might be de
formed and crippled for life . . .
I hope that we can go on with our
life in Phoenix just as we did be
fore we left for Sweden.”
The Finkbines came to Sweden
Aug. 5 after an Arizona judge held
that the fact she took the tranquil
izer thalidomide — blamed for
thousands of deformed babies in
Europe — was not justification for
J an abortion under Arizona law.
ON VACATION
j WASHINGTON W — The House
j went on vacation today for 10 days,
j Democratic leader Carl Albert of
! Oklahoma described the break as
j a favor especially for members
who would like to have a vacation
j with their children before school
i begins.
RICH BERYLLIUM ORE
DEPOSIT ANNOUNCED
IN LOST RIVER AREA
Pete Sainsbury of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey wishes to announce
publicly the discovery of beryllium
at a second locality in the Lost
River area, some 4 miles from the
deposits discovered last summer on
Rapid River and announced in
April of this year.
The new and promising discov
ery lies mostly on the public do
main in Lost River valley, one
and one-half miles below the Lost
River mine. Beryllium ore has been
found in float and in place in a
zone approximately 1,000 feet wide
and 4,200 feet long that trends
north 85 degrees west across Lost
River Valley. The mineralized zone
starts just west of the old aban
doned airstrip on the low hill on I
the east side of Lost River valley, '
north of Tin Creek and continues
west at least as far as the old
prospect known locally as the
“Bessie and Maple” prospect,
which lies on the ridge between
Lost River and Curve Creek. An
old patented claim at the “Bessie
and Maple” may cover part of the
west end of the area. The ore in
hand specimen is similar to th.it in j
the Rapid River area and is of the
same type. The ore can be recog- j
nized by its weight, by the myriad I
of small, parallel, white veinlets
commonly some 1-16 inches in
thickness that traverse the ore, and
by a purplish discoloration on wea
thered surfaces. Gray-white lichen
grows preferentially on specimens
of the ore and aids in its recog
nition.
The ore occurs in close proxim
ity to discontinuous dikes striking
north 85 degrees west to north 85
degrees east, that weather dark
brown, sometimes along the walls
of the dikes, but sometimes along
fractures unoccupied by dikes. In
dividual ore zones may be sev
eral hundred feet long and up to
30 feet wide. All specimens of ore
scanned with the beryllium detec
tor have contained beryllium.
Current work under way by the
Geological Survey has shown the
presence of similar ore on the
southwest side of granite in Tin
Creek, some one and three-fourths
miles above its confluence with
Lost River and approximately one
half mile north of the point where
Tin Creek turns abruptly north.
The ore is similar in appearance
to the Rapid River and Lost River
ores, and contains fluorite, tourma
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Senate Pass<\s
Sat<‘!!ii<‘ Bi!i
WASHINGTON A - - Tin- Sen
at''1 passed tii'1 administration's
satellite communication, bill today.
The vote climaxed a bitWr battle
in which the Senate's debate-limit
ing anti-filibuster rule was invok
ed for the first time in 35 years.
The passage vote was 66-11.
The bill provides for setting up
a private, government-regulate 1
corporation for the first commercial
venture making use of satellites
in outer space.
It now goes back to House, which
passed a similar bill on May 3
by a 354-9 vote. Leaders were
hopeful the House would accept
the Senate version and send the
bill on to President Kennedy for
his signature.
A dogged fight against the bill
was waged by a small band of
Democratic senators, most of whom
advocated government ownership
of the projected space communi
cations system.
The Senate spent 9 days, spread
over three months, in debating the
hill.
In clearing the decks for final
action the Senate today knocked
back 47 amendments in short order
on standing or voice votes.
The debate time of opponents
was virtually exhausted under the
one hour limitation that went into
effect Tuesday.
U.S. Recognizes New
Military Regime in Peru
WASHINGTON W — The United
! States announced recognition of
i the new regime in Peru today but
I will continue to withhold U.S. mili
tary aid.
I Authorities said that some $81
million worth of economic assist
ance. suspended when the military
junta seized power in Lima, will
now go forward and approximately
60 Peace Corps workers will go
ahead with plans to work in Peru.
However, approximately $22 mil
lion in arms assistance that had
been earmarked for Peru will con
tinue to be held up, officials said.
In addition, James Loeb, the
U.S. Ambassador to Peru who was
recalled to Washington after the
July 18 coup, is to remain in Wash
ington for an indefinite period.
Diplomatic relations, along with
the U.S. aid, were suspended to
underscore Washington’s disap
proval of the ouster of a civilian
government by the military. In the
interim, U.S. officials sought evi
dence that the new regime would
pursue democratic ways.
The junta here promised to hold
free elections next Tune and said
it would allow the president then
elected to take office.
Wenatchee Firm Submits
Low Bids for Decorating
Alaska's Three Ferries
JUNEAU UP) — L< \ bids on four
out of five items for decorating
Alaska’s three new ferries have
been submited by a Wenatchee,
Wn,, firm, Public Works O': -
missioner Richard Downing said
today.
The firm, Walter Graham Stu
dios, bid $4,756 for legend plaques
and theme plaques; $2,164 for
plastic-covered silk screen plaques;
$3,428 for sculptures of the raven
design — three for each ship; and
$1,530 for artificial plantings.
Amos Wallace of Juneau enter
ed the low bid of $600 on the fifth
item — wood carvings of the
thunderbird design, carved in yel
low cedar.
Harrow Gas Bill Goes
To JFK for His Signature
WASHINGTON .? 11-.u • pa -
sage yesterday sent to the White
House legislation aut .orizmv, 'he
Navy to tap a natural gas bubble
beneath the Arctic Ocean shores
to provide fuel lor inhabitants of
Point Barrow.
The Navy already i- using gas
from one well, drilled in the Naval
Petroleum lb t rve, to fa- ! .. we re
in ent faci'itics in the Barrow area.
The me isure will permit the*
Navy to pay for drillin'.' a scene 1
well by selling the gas to the busi
ness cooperative organized at Bar
row or to a private distributor
approved by the village.
In supporting the legislation, the
Navy said the people of Barrow
spend about one-fourth of their
income for fuel because of the
“extremely low temperatures and
the huge cost of importing other
types of fuel.”
Lnomcial Returns
For Statewide Offices
JUNEAU l/P) — Unofficial re
turns for statewide offices, 286 of
339 precincts, in Alaska’s primary
election give:
For Governor: Democrats, Egan
12,002, Ever 4,967, Taylor 2,207,
Boyer 609. Republicans, Stepovich
5,854, Pollock 5,005, Coghill 2.115.
Martin 1,399, Fritz 1,193.
For Secretary of State: Demo
crats, Wade 17,896. Republicans,
| Ross 8,198, Gilliland 4,850.
| For U.S. Senate: Democrats,
Gruening 16,696, Veach 2,799. Re
publicans, Stevens 10,144. Cook
j 3.931.
For U.S. House: Democrats,
Rivers 17,940. Republicans, Thomas
I 12,162, Pratt 2.638.
Research Firm to
Study Reindeer
| And Fish Potential
| The Board of Directors of the
I Chamber of Commerce met this
I morning with Ralph Dudley of the
Arthur D. Little Co. of Cambridge
Mass. This company has been sel
ected to make a study of this shee
fish. reindeer and sea lion poten
tial in Alaska. Mr. Dudley stated
that the survey, which is being
made for the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs, will include the study of the
source of supply, harvesting, fac
ilities needed, marketing, vocation
al aspects and related industries,
such as fur farming and use of
bottom fish in this area for food
Ho also stated that the reindeer
study will be conducted in three
areas: Kotzebue, Nome and Unala
kleet, where interest has been
shown.
Heading the project is David
Klinkenbcard. During the confer
ence, members of the Chamber
Board expressed the opinion that
the reindeer industry will develop j
faster under private development \
as opposed to governmental con
trol. and that vocational and edu
cational training along the line.' f
animal husbandry o hand in h; nil
with development. It wa also
brought out that Northwestern Al
aska has a vast source of min
eral resources but the reindeer in
dustry is one of the outstanding
industries that does not deplete
and that there is no llimit to the
market not only for the meat but
for all the many by-products as
well.
Mr. Dudley leaves for Kotzebue
to continue his study there and
will return to Nome at a later
date.
Sfiirh Brass Loiiiiii"
To Study Living
Lonrlitions line
A : I' .',:, of
lary guests ■
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knowledge <
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and gainim:
f existing !l
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in Nome
to Alas
nbtaining
personal
mix and
Alaskan
ary duty
! ion;
The party is headed by the Hon
orable Normal S. Paul, Asst. Sec
retary of Defense (manpower to
he Alaskan Command. Other
members of the party are Vice
Adm Tnomas G. W. Settle, USN,
ret., member of the Advisory
Council to the Defense Study of
Military Compensation; Lt. Gen.
Robert Pepper, USMC, ret., member
of the Advisory Council to the
Defense Study of Military Com
pensation; Honorable Roger Jones,
Sr. Consultant, Bureau of the
Budget; Ellis Veatch, Chief. Mili
tary Division, Bureau of the Bud
get; Maj. Gen. M. Nelson, USAF,
ret., member of the Advisory Coun
cil to the Defense Study of Mili
tary Compensation;
Maj. Gen. II. J. Vander Heide,
USA, member of the Advisory
Council to the Defense Study of
Military Compensation; William
Gorham, study director. Defense
Study of Military Compensation;
Brig. Gen. W. G. Lee, USAF, di
re-tor of Military Personnel, Of
fice of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense, Manpower.
They will be escorted by Maj.
John Hemphill, from the headquar
ters Alaskan Command; Capt.
James Williams. Office of the De
uty Chief of Stop. Personnel, Al
askan Air Command; and Cant.
Jana-s Oliver. USAF Hospital. El
mer, dorf AFB.
A nohost dinner is planned for
Saturday evcninc at 7:30 with local
business leaders and their wives
I invited to attend.
A military briefing is scheduled
to be held at the Armory Sunday
morning headed by Col. Kenneth
H. Lillie, who has been here mak
ing the arrangements for the
group They will also visit Tin
City and Northeast Cape, St. Law
fence Island.
IN ext IJ.S. Spare
Flight Limited
To Six Orbits
BLACKSBURG. Va. .P — A top
American space official says astro
naut Walter Schirra Jr. will be
limited to six orbits of the earth,
no matter how well his Project
Mercury flight goes.
"The mission is scheduled for
recovery near Midway Island after
six orbits, and that is the way it
will be flown,” Brainerd Holmes,
Director of Manned Space Flight
programs for the United States,
said Thursday.
Thus, the fact that two Soviet
cosmonauts zipped around trie
ear's- or three and four days will
have no immediate effect on the
IJ.S pronram.
H"!n."' said Schirra. a Navy
commander, will be launched on
his space venture in the middle
or the end of September. His will
be the only six-orbit mission,
the space chief said. The next
Mercury flight will be f r 18 orbits
and take a full day.
”1 will commit to you tha’ this
nation will be second to none in
the conquest of space," Holmes
said.