Cancer Claims
Dick Powell’s Life
HOLLYWOOD (#> — Dick
Powell, who made his fame singing
love songs to Ruby Keeler and his
millions in the tycoon role he
loved best, died of cancer Wednes
day night with June Allyson hold
ing his hand.
The 58-year-old movie and tele
vision veteran had been in a coma
two days.
H's death climaxed a sad day
for Hollywood, following by only
five hours the death — also of
cancer — of Jack Carson.
For the first time in recent mem
ory, two funerals for major Holly
wood personalities will be held on
the same day — today.
Powell was the fourth Holly
wood giant felled by the disease in
18 days. Charles Laughton, who
died Dec. 15, and Thomas Mitchell,
who died two days later, were the
others.
Miss Allyson, Powell’s actress
wife, had sat holding his hand
most of the evening. It was she
who discovered that he had
breathed his last.
Powell was born Nov. 14, 1904,
in Mountain View, Ark. He did
his first singing in church choirs
while attending Little Rock Col
lege.
His first picture was “Blessed
Event,” then came such early
classics as “42nd Street,” “Gold
Diggers of 1933” (also 1935 and
1937) and others.
Powell quit musicals by his own
request and turned to he-man pri
vate eye roles in such movies as
“Murder, My Sweet,” and “Johnny
O’clock.” It was a new and tough
er Dick Powell.
Then he turned to directing and
producing. By 1952, when tele
vision had become a potent enter
tainment force, Powell formed
Four Star with David Niven and
Charles Boyer.
j Actor Jack Carson
Succumbs from Cancer
HOLLYWOOD UR — Actor Jack
Carson, wl o gained comic fame
playing loudmouths in the movies,
died Wednesday of cancer of the
liver.
Although Carson, 52, had been
ill for six months, and knew two
months ago that his case was ter
minal, his death caught most of
Hollywood by surprise. That was
because Carson told no one — not
even his wife of his closest friends
— how sick he was until two
weeks ago.
On New Year’s Day, he watch
ed the Rose Bowl game and was
thrilled with his beloved Wiscon
sin’s amazing fourth quarter surge.
Then Wednesday he was walking
around normally and talking to
his wife.
She left the room for a few
minutes and when she returned,
| Carson was dead.
De Gaulle Sends Interim
Reply On Missile Offer
PARIS UR — President Charles
De Gaulle has sent a reply to
President Kennedy’s offer of
Polaris missiles, authorized French
sources said Thursday. They re
ported De Gaulle neither accepted
nor rejected the offer.
The reply was sent Wednesday,
these sources added.
The message was more in the
nature of an interim reply of
courtesy to the effect that the
offer is under study.
A government spokesman also
announced that France will keep
building its own independent nu
clear striking force despite the
offer of Polaris missiles.
Heavy Engineering Contracts
In Alaska Totaled $51,453,827
SEATTLE UP) — Heavy engineer
ing contracts awarded in Alaska in
1962 totaled $51,453,827, Pacific
Builder & Engineer, construction
trade journal, reports in its an
nual forecast issue.
Streets and roads led with $21,
092,722, followed by airports, $7,
717,110, and military projects,
$7,512,836.
The journal also predicted that
heavy construction in the far west
will set a new record in 1963.
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Building Destroyed
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ANCHORAGE UR — The Alaska
Rivers and Navigation Co. head
quarters building at Bethel was
completely destroyed by fire about
noon Monday, the State Fire Mar
shal’s Office reported Thursday.
An estimate of the loss, including
radio communications equipment in
the quonset-type building, was
$9,000.
A spokesman for Northern Con
solidated Airlines said the fire was
reported by a passerby and the
Volunteer Fire Department arrived
in time to contain the blaze so
that other nearby buildings on
Front Street escaped damage.
The spokesman said the build
ing was not occupied at the time
but was being heated in prepara
tion for use by company personnel.
A faulty oil space heater apparent
ly caused the fire, he said.
The bulding houses the manager
of the firm during summer months
when barge service between Bethel
and McGrath on the Kuskokwim
River is operated.
Traffic Accidents Claim
Over a 1,000 Lives
During Holiday Period
CHICAGO UP — More than 1,000
persons were killed in traffic ac
cidents during the long New Year’s
and Christmas holiday periods.
The over-all total of accidental
deaths was more than 1,400.
The nation’s traffic death toll
for the four-day New Year’s holi
day was 382 compared with the
record low of 375 for a similar
holiday period in 1951-52. The I
record high since World War II is
409 set in 1956-57.
In addition to the traffic deaths
during the New Year’s holiday,
84 perished in fires and 132 were
killed in miscellaneous accidents,
a total of 598.
During the 102-hour Christmas
holiday period, traffic fatalities
totaled 646, 107 lost their lives in
fires and 85 died in miscellaneous
accidents, a total of 838.
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Kaianga Forces Destroy
Union Miniere Plants in Jadotville
BRUSSELS, Belgium UD — Vital
equipment at Union Miniere plants
in Jadotville, Katanga, was de
stroyed Wednesday night, the com
pany said.
Several high power lines were
blown up and all plants in the
Jadotville area are idle, the com
pany said in a statement. The
company said its personnel was
safe.
Anonymous letter writers who
lick the envelopes before sealing
them can now be trapped by a
newly discovered saliva test.
Wage Hikes Recommended
For Aerospace Workers
PALM BEACH, Fla. UP) — A
Presidential board recommended
yesterday general wage increases
of 5 to 9 cents an hour for Boeing
Company aerospace workers over
a three-year period from 1962 to
1964.
It suggested that the company
“reconsider its position on union
security,” a key issue in a dispute
with members of the AFL-CIO In
ternational Assn, of Machinists.
“Some additional provision for
union security, over and above the
present maintenance of member
ship clause” was advised.
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