“FARTHEST WEST NEWSPAPER IN THE 50 STATES”
64th Year No. 97
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1963
Per G>py 15<£
Military Leaders
Approve Limited
Test Ban Treaty
WASHINGTON LT» — Gen. Max
well Taylor told senators today
that the nation’s toys military lead
ers approve the limited nuclear
test ban treaty even though “there
are military disadvantages.”
Taylor, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, gave his views to
a closed session of the Senate Pre
paredness Subcommittee even as
Dr. Glenn Seaborg, chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission,
was supporting the treaty at pub
lic hearings by other Senate groups.
Seaborg said he was convinced
the treaty’s restriction of testing
to underground explosions would
not prevent the United States from
developing an anti-missile war
head. He said underground testing
would permit development of a
wide range of nuclear weapons.
Taylor read to the Preparedness
Subcommittee, headed by Sen.
John Stennis of Mississippi a care
fully prepared statement on the
position of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
“The broader advantages of the
test ban treaty have led the Joint
Chiefs of tSaff to conclude that
it is compatible with the security
interests of the U.S. and to sup
port its ratification,” Taylor said.
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona
who has raised numerous ques
tions about the treaty, told report
ers that the statement by Taylor
was “a good one but it raises num
erous doubts and questions which
must be answered.”
At the other hearing, where Sea
borg was testifying, Sen. Wayne
Morse of Oregon raised a new
treaty issue by demanding that
the Kennedy administration say
“within the next few hours”
whether U.S. nuclear secrets will
be shared with France if France
does not become a party to the
treaty.
Minimum Wage Will
Go Up to $1.75 Per Hour
JUNEAU UP) — The Alaska min
imum wage goes up ten cents an
hour on Sept. 3, Labor Commis
sioner Gil Johnson is reminding
employes subject to the State Wage
and Hour Act that when the fed
eral minmum goes to $1.25, Alaska
will move up to $1.75.
State law sets the floor on Alas
ka hourly wages at 50 cents above
that of the federal act.
Grand Old Man of Football
Amos Stagg Will Mark
101st Birthday Friday
STOCKTON, Calif. UP> — Amos
Alonzo Stagg, the grand old man
of football, will pass his 101st
birthday Friday.
Though Stagg’s senses are grad
ually failing as he lives in a Stock
ton convalescent home, he’s still
alert enough to recognize faces and
remember his players, as Navy
coach Wayne Hardin learned Tues
day.
Hardin, who played for Stagg
at then — College of the Pacific
in 1947, visited the former Yale
All-America before a civic birth
day luncheon in Stagg’s honor.
“I shook hands with him and
he still recognized me,” Hardin
proudly told the luncheon audi
ence. “He said to me, ‘Wayne’s a
good boy,’ and that’s something
I'll always treasure.”
A year ago Stagg appeared at
his 100th birthday celebration but
this time he could not.
Large Balloon, Believed
Russian, Reported
Over the DEW Line
FAIRBANKS UP) — A large bal
loon believed to be from Russia
was following the course of the
Distant Early Warning Line, an
informed source told the Daily
News-Miner today.
The balloon sighting had tem
porarily thrown radar technicians
on the DEW Line into a panic, it
was reported.
The big ballon, visible with the
naked eye, was reported to have
been traveling at about 39,000 feet
over the Alaskan DEW Line sec
tors Saturday and Sunday.
The balloon was first spotted
coming from the direction of Si
beria, over Cape Lisbume on the
western coast of Alaska.
The balloon was known to have
traveled over the DEW Line as far
as Cambridge Bay, Northwest Ter
rities, Canada, it was claimed.
Several people at Barrow re
portedly sighted the balloon.
It was also reported that Air
Force jet fighters had flown to the
area to check on the balloon.
Another source said this mor
ning that “Moscow Molly,” broad
casting from Russia over Radio
Moscow had told an Intermediate
DEW Line site: “Your radar bea
con is off.”
The Defense Department recent
ly decided to close Intermediate
DEW Line sites in the Arctic, say
ing they were no longer of practi
cal value.
The report has not been veri
fied with either the Air Force or
the Defense Department.
The Weather Bureau said it
could not be a weather balloon at
the altitude reported.
Japan Signs Limited
Test Ban Agreement
WASHINGTON {ffl — Japan, the
only nation ever hit by a war-time
atomic attack, added its agreement
today to the treaty banning nu
clear tests in the atmosphere, out
er space and under water.
Although no mention was made
of it at the State Department sign
ing ceremonies, the action came
on the 18th anniversary of Japan’s
surrender ending World War II.
Pakistan also signed the pact
and Burma arranged to sign later
today, boosting to about 60 the
number of nations agreeing to the
limited ban treaty negotiated by
the United States, Britain and Rus
sia.
Japanese Ambassador Ryuji Ta
keuchi put his signature on the
treaty in the presence of Under
secretary of State W. Averell Har
riman.
Harriman said Japan’s adherence
‘'means a great deal,” and added:
“You were one of the countries
that could attain a nuclear capa
bility if you had the ambition to
do so, so your signing is of par
ticular significance.”
Japan is one of a dozen signing
nations considered to have the
potential for developing their own
weapons.
Negro Girl Seeks Admission
OXFORD, Miss. UP> — An un
identified Negro girl today was
taking an entrance examination for
admission to the University oi
Mississippi in the fall.
Further details were not avail
able. If admitted, she would be
the third known Negro to attenc
Ole Miss. Cleve McDowell enter
ed the law school in June.
James Meredith, scheduled t(
to be graduated on Sunday, brok<
the school’s color barrier last fall
Committee Favors
15V2 Per Cent Cut
In Income Tax
WASHINGTON M — The House
Ways and Means Committee voted
today for an income tax rate slash
estimated by the Treasury to aver
age 15V£ per cent for most tax
payers.
The Treasury’s latest proposal on
individual tax rates, ranging from
14 to 70 per cent, was accepted
for inclusion in a bill the House
is expected to act on by early
September. The present range of
rates is 20 to 91 per cent.
The committee recessed before
taking up the corporate question.
The Treasury has recommended a
reduction from 52 to 48 per cent
in this field.
Also approved today was the
timing suggested by the adminis
tration — two-thirds of the indi
vidual rate reduction to go into
effect Jan. 1, 1964, and the re
mainder a year later.
Heavy Army Guard
Post Security for Valachi
FT. Monmouth, N.J. UP* — This
heavily guarded Army post was
disclosed today as the secret hide
out of Joseph Valachi, 60, the for
mer mobster reportedly facing an
underworld death sentence for in
forming on a nation-wide crime
syndicate.
Valachi’s presence here under
heavy guard was confirmed by
Army information officer Peter
Hoffman after the New York
Daily News reported it in a copy
righted story.
Valachi for more than a year
has been telling all he knows
about the nation’s $40 million an
nual crime industry to Justice De
partment agents.
They have sworn to keep him
alive despite a reported $100,000
underworld offer to whoever kills
him for violating crime’s code of
silence.
Justice officials, who consider
Valachi the most important inform
er they have ever had in the war
against organized crime, have
tried to keep his whereabouts a
closely guarded secret.
“If we let him out on the street
he’d be dead in half an hour,” a
spokesman has said.
West Berliners Stage
Uock-Throwing Scene
BERLIN (j'P — A second anni
versary memorial service at the
Berlin Wall Tuesday night grew
into a rock-throwing demonstra
tion by 1,500 West Berliners at
two crossing points on the 26Vfe
mile barrier between East and
West Berlin.
Most of West Berlin’s 2.2 mil
lion people heeded pleas of authori
ties to avoid demonstrations as
useless.
Memorial services were held at
places along the wall, and a mys
terious early morning explosion
and a shot were heard on the East
Berlin side.
The demonstration ended shortly
before midnight after almost four
hours of shoving and shouting.
LOS ANGELES — Daniel
Bartley, 4-day-old Siamese twin,
died today at Children’s Hospital
of a blood infection.
Daniel and his brother, David,
were born Saturday to Mrs. Re
becca Bartley, 15. They were se
parated Sunday.
> David has not yet developed
> symptoms of the infection, a hos
. pital spokesman said.
Citv Council Told to Plan
Revamping of King Island Houses
M -v. V
Looking ahead to a modern Nome ,
with water and sewage facilities, •
Lester Bronson suggested to the
Nome City Council that it should
give some thought and planning to
getting the houses at King Island
straightened out on street and
alley lines so that the people there
can benefit as readily as possible
when Nome eventually gets these
facilities. He suggested that the
matter be suggested to the BIA
for the betterment of the villagers
as the matter will take some time.
The Street Committee reported
at the meeting Monday night that
1,000 yards of gravel had been
hauled on certain back streets
where needed and that a new drain
had been completed from Kings
Way, near the Edman residence
to Front St., near the Golden
Goose. The old drain had deteriated
beyond repair.
Payroll Bond Deductions
A letter was received by the
City of Nome from the U.S. Sav
ings Bond Division, concerning
| payroll deductions for the city em
ployes for bonds and the matter
was referred to the employes for
consideration.
Sandspit Property
A letter from Jim Crawford,
manager of the U.S. Smelting in
Fairbanks, stated that the main of
fice of his company in Boston did
not approve the use of the Sandspit
property by the city for the new
power plant as part of it was
under lease to the FAA. However
the FAA indicated that it was
ready to release this part of the
property so there would not be
any delay or handicap to the city
in its urgently needed expansion.
Letter of Greetings
Upon receipt of a suggestion
British Police Follow
New Clues to Solve
Great Mail Train Robbery
LONDON — British police in
vestigating the great mail train
robbery followed up a new avenue
of leads today uncovered by the
discovery of a lonely farm that was
the gang’s hideout.
Scotland Yard had:
The name and address of a man
to whom the farm was sold less
than a month ago.
A description of a charming,
expensively dressed man who came
to collect the keys.
Descriptions of a ginger-haired
stranger and a brunette woman
seen in the district by suspicious
country folk.
Although the police appeared to
be making progress, there was still
no trace of the more than $7 mil
lion snatched from the Glasgow
London night mail train last
Thursday.
Detectives, fingerprint men and
other police experts swarmed over
the Leatherslade farm, the rob
bers’ den 19 miles from the scene
of the crime.
An unconfirmed report said an
underworld source had furnished
the names of 10 criminals sup
posed to have taken part in the
raid.
Inquiries stretched even to the
French Riviera.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Continued cloudy with drizzle
and fog. Mostly cloudy tomorrow
w’ith little temperature change.
In the last 24 hours: High of 60
low of 53. Max. v'ind 20 mph frorr
the SE. Sunrise at 3:47 a m., sun
set at 8:24 p.m.
from Lulu Fairbanks, secretary of
the Sourdough International Con
vention, scheduler! to be held in
Portland, Ore., the City of Nome
will send a letter of greetings for
the occasion as many former
Nomeites will be present.
Withdraw Application
The HHFA requested that the
City of Nome withdraw' its ori
ginal application to the federal
government for a grant to build
the w’ater and sewrage plant, which
was later replaced by the appli
cation to the Accelerated Public
Works. This, the City Council
agreed to do.
Local Centennial Committee
A letter from the Alaska Cen
tenial Committee recommended
that a local committee be formed
as part of the State Centennial
Committee.
Approve $6,000 Payment
The Council approved payment
of the last $6,000 to Philleo En
gineering of Fairbanks w'ho made
up the additional plans needed for
the application to Accelerated
Public Works at a total cost of
$15,000.
Mayor Reports on Trips
Mayor Don Hoover reported on
his two recent trips. The first to
Seattle to sign the bonds for the
power and light expansion and the
second trip to Washington, D.C.,
for water and sewage problems.
His expense account for both trips
was approved.
Request Shots for Dogs
A petition was received, signed
by several taxpayers, requesting
that dog owners be required to
have rabies and distemper shots
for their dogs or pay stiff fines
and other penalties and that all
dogs without tags be destroyed.
Councilman Bob Harwood was
selected to confer with the local
doctors on what can be done to
remedy the situation.
Discussion Held
A discussion was held concerning
the absence of a district judge and
the matter was referred to the
Chamber of Commerce to ask for
action from the State Judiciary
Council.
Insomuch that the GSA is de
modeling the Magistrate’s court
room into offices for the BIA and
needs storage for a couple of
benches, the city is requesting the
use of these benches for the City
Hall.
Gambler Mickey Cohen
Slugged by Prison Inmate
ATLANTA OP—Gambler Mickey
Cohen was slugged • on the head
with a metal pipe today by a fel
low inmate at the Atlanta peni
tentiary where he is serving 15
years for income tax evasion.
Warden David Heritage said the
condition of the one-time big shot
in West Coast gambling was seri
ous. A consultant was called to the
prison bedside of the dapper 49
year-old convict from Los Angeles.
The slugging occurred about 9
a.m. in the penitentiary radio shop
where Cohen was a helper. The
warden said it resulted from a
personal argument between Cohen
and the other man. He declined
to name the assailant, who was
questioned by the FBI.
Cohen, a former inmate of Al
catraz, was brought to the federal
prison here in February after the
closing of the California island pri
son. He was convicted about two
years ago of evading approximately
$200,000 in income taxes over a
5-year yeriod.