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A NIGHTMARE IN HIS DREAMS
\\ illiain Collins
Fired from FHA
Post In Alaska
WASHINGTON 1.4* — A federal
Housing Administration spokes
man said Saturday William Collins,
Director of the FHA mortgage in
surance program in Alaska, has
been fired.
FHA officials were quoted as
saying that Collins, who was no
tified initially on May 26 that he i
was being relieved of his duty, was :
dismissed Saturday. Poor adminis
trative judgment was given as the
cause.
It had not been intended origin
ally to divulge the complaints
against Collins, but when he blamed
his troubles on politics, the spokes
man said, the agency decided to
make the issue public. ,
The spokesman said Collins had
shown poor judgment in insuring ^
mortgages on some 50 homes in
the Anchorage area which had
shown up with defective heating
and foundations, and he had not
satisfactorily handled the matter
when complaints reached his of
fice.
Two hearings were held by the
FHA here, the last on July 12, at
which Collins had full opportunity
to explain his position, the spokes
man said.
He said Collins’ expenses to come
to Washington for the hearings,
held a few days apart, were paid
for by the government.
Collins may appeal the case to
the Civil Service Commission. The
FHA official said he notified them
of his intention of doing so.
Discloses a Secret . . .
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. UP) — Tay
yor Dowell has managed the mu
nicipal swimming pool 17 years and
has been Red Cross water safety
chairman in a program that has
taught thousands to swim.
In an unguarded moment re
cently Dowell disclosed this secret:
“I can’t swim a stroke.”
Dial 2631 for
Arctic Sanitary
Service
Old Grads Ired at
Yale’s Conferral of
Decree Upon JFK
NEW HAVEN. Conn. (JP» — Un
daunted by the ire of some old
grads, the Yale Alumni magazine
printed in its July issue President
Kennedy’s speech at Yale’s 261st
commencement.
Yale's conferral of a degree up
on Harvard’s famous son provoked
angry responses, five of them
printed as letters to the editor.
No favorable responses were
published.
‘‘Was the President given an
honorary degree merely because of
his title,” asked a member of the
class of ’19, “or because of some
thing really great he had accom
plished, or because Yale believed
in and wanted to put her stamp
of approval on his programs and
theories?”
He concluded it was for the
third reason.
Another letter said few Presi
dents “have displayed the arro
gance of this man in dealing with
matters of grave public crisis, such
as the steel price situation.”
The author of this protest, a
member of the class of ’47, went
on to say that he had “serious
concern for the success of the re
mainder of the Arts and Sciences
program of the Alumni Fund.”
The Arts and Sciences program,
described in the magazine, raised
over $52 million.
The Alumni Fund’s 20-month
drive for new capital “had once
again established a new record of
annual giving by raising $2,722,
000,” the article said.
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Fop Military Chief
WASHINGTON UP — Gen. Max
well D. Taylor, who stalked from
the Pentagon in a row over Eisen
hower’s defense policy, is return
ing as top military chief. This
time, he has the strongest White
House backing.
President Kennedy announced
Friday that Taylor, his close per
sonal military adviser, will replace
Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer as chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
this fall.
Lemnitzer will become U.S.
Commander in Chief in Europe—
and probably NATO Supreme
Commander there—after his 2
year term as JCS chairman runs
out Sept. 30.
In effect, Kennedy appeared to
be easing out the Eisenhower-ap
pointed JCS chairman who report
edly has been under a cloud since
the Cuban invasion disaster 15
months ago.
These were the key moves in
one of the biggest top military
command shuffles in years. The
shift was set in motion by Gen.
Lauris Norstad’s decision to retire
as NATO Commander in Europe
in November, after six years of
service in that post. Lemnitzer will
take his place perhaps for only
a year.
Overshawoded by those top
level changes was Kennedy’s an
nouncement from his weekend re
treat at Hyannis Port, Mass., that
Gen. George H. Decker will retire
Sept. 30 at the end of his 2-year
term as Army Chief of Staff.
Decker will be supplanted by
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, little known
here but reputedly a brilliant of
ficer. Wheeler now is Norstad’s
deputy and for all practical pur
poses the operating head of U.S.
forces in Europe.
Rumors of Lemnitzer and Deck
er's departure have been in the
wind for months. Both Eisenhower
administration appointees, they
were said to be considered by
Kennedy administration officials as
rather plodding and unimaginative.
Their replacement by Taylor
and Wheeler will all but clear the
service chiefs of men who were
put on that highest military panel
by former President Dwight D.
Eistenhower. The only one left is
Gen. David M. Shoup, who has
about 17 months left of a 4-year
term as Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps. Shoup reportedly rates
high with Kennedy.
TITAN ICBM SILO EXPLODES
RILLITO, Ariz. W—An explo
sion in a Titan missile' silo near
this small southeastern Arizona
community set off 9 fire and in
jured 20 men Sunday night.
Titan officials said the explosion
occurred in a switch box located on
the third level, 50 feet under
ground.
Only five of the men were
hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Officials estimated damage at
$2,000.
MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Frank Avessuk was given 60
days with 30 suspended and placed
on probation for a year by Deputy
Magistrate Arlene Muller.
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SEATTLE W — The 177-foot
MS George B. Kelez, newly con
verted research vessel of the De
partment of the Interior’s Bureau
of Commercial Fisheries, was for
mally dedicated in ceremonies here
Friday.
The Seattle-based ship will be
used in the North Pacific area on
fisheries biological research and
oceanographic duty.
It is named for George P>. Kelez,
fishery research biologist and Alas
ka Fishery Administrator of the
U S. Bureau of Fisheries and Fish
and Wildlife Service from 1930 to
1954, who lost his life in line of
duty in an airplane crash in Alas
ka Sept. 1, 1954.
Present at the ceremony were
Kelez’ monther, Mrs. N. M. Kelez,
and his brother, Marion Kelez.
Speaker at the commissioning
was Samuel Hutchinson, Regional
Director of the Bureau of Com
mercial Fisheries, who served many
years with Kelez after their gradu
ation from the University of
Washington.
Hutchinson said the Kelez is the
largest and best equipped research
vessel the BCF has ever had in
its Pacific region. The -ship, for
merly the U.S. Navy’s AKL-30. is
outfitted with the latest type navi
gation and scientific gear for its
new mission.
Aboard ship is a plaque which
reads in part:
“Wherever this living ship goes,
there goes also the spirit and faith
of George B. Kelez, who dedicated
his life to conservation of our
fishery resources.”
BEST SEASON EVER
KODIAK dP — Cannery offi
cials are saying this is the best
season they have experienced and
old timers say it is the greatest
in the island’s history.
Monday the canneries announced
they were a limit of 1,200 fish per
man per day; Wednesday the limit
was upped to 2,000, but it was re
duced to 1,500 Thursday and back
to 1,200 Friday — and the record
catches continued.
The fishing was reported ex
cellent in all bays.
Dexter Hall, Alaska Fish and
Game Department biologist, said
Kodiak has not had so large a pack
this early in the season since
1936.
Six-Point Policy
On Distress Signals
For Motorists
The American Association of
State Highway Officials has es
tablished a six-point policy on uni
form distress signals for motorists
on the interstate highway system
and other highways that has been
adopted by Alaska and 4G other
states.
The Alaska Department of High
ways recommends that motorists
whose vehicles are disabled on a
highway follow the adopted dis
tress signals for their own safety
as well as that of others.
The measures are:
1. In an emergency on highways,
whenever possible, drivers should
stop their cars on the right-band
shoulder well away from the
through traffic lanes.
2. Whenever help is needed, a
white cloth or handkerchief should
be displayed from the stopped ve
hicle so that it readily can be seen
from other vehicles on the high
way. For example, the white cloth
may be hung from the window
next to the driver’s seat so that
it is conspicuous to passing motor
ists. In addition, when practicable,
the hood of the car should be
raised.
3. At night the tail lights and
the interior lights of the stopped
vehicle should be turned on. If
the vehicle is equipped with a
turn-signaling indicator having an
“emergency” switch, it should be
turned on so that both the right
and left turn signals will flash si
multaneously.
4. Where a disabled vehicle is
stopped in such a position that part,
or all of a traffic lane is occupied,
portable warning devices should
be placed to the rear of the stop
ped vehicle to notify oncoming
drivers of the traffic hazard.
5. While waiting for help, motor
ists should remain within their cars
or nearby in a safe position off the
traveled way. They should not
stand or walk in or near traffic
lanes, or leave their cars unat
tended.
6. After observing a distress sig
nal, passing motorists should no
tify the nearest police, highway,
or local official at the first con
venient opportunity, giving the lo
cation of the motorist in need of
assistance.
TAKING VOUR CAR ON
VACATION ? THE BEST PlAC
TO START THE TRIP IS AT
YOUR AUTO MECHANIC'S
SERVICE AND MAINTEN
ANCE SHOP. PLAN IN ADVANCE
TO GIVE VOUR PROFES
SIONAL MECHANIC ENOUGH
TIME TO PUT YOUR FAMILY
CAR IN TIP-TOP SHAPE
BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF
AND THUS ASSURE SAFE
CAREFREE DRIVING AND
YOUR FULL SHARE OF
PLEASURE.
It doesn t take long for an
EXPERIENCED MECHANIC TO FIND
AND REPAIR POTENTIAL TROUBLE
MAKERS UNDER THE. HOOD, AND
HE'LL MAKE SURE YOUR TiRES
STEERING BRAKES IGNITION COOLING
SYSTEM, AND ALL SAFETY DEVICES
ARE WORK-INS PROPERLY. A FEW
HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL INSPECT
ION AND SERVICING OF YOUR CAR
BEFORE YOU GO MAY SAVE YOU
MANY HOURS OR EVEN PASS OF
DELAY AND FRUSTRATION EN ROUTE,
Top mechanics in all parts of the
COUNTRY HAVE “MEDICINE C-HESTS" FULL
OF QUALITY AUTO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
CHEMICALS, SUCH AS THE PERMATEX LINE,
TO CURE YOUR CAR’S ILLS. AND, JUST AS
IMPORTANT, THEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO
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keep your car running better,
LONGER.