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Railroad Strike Is Off
For at Least 60 Days
WASHINGTON UP — The pos
sibility of a nationwide railroad
strike is off for at least 60 days
witr President Kennedy’s assign
ment of a top level panel to help
solve a long work rules contro
versy.
The President created the emer
gency board in what has become
known as “the great featherbed
ding dispute” late Wednesday in
an executive order under terms
of the Railway Labor Act. This
requires 30 days for the board to
draft settlement proposals and an
other 30-day period for negotia
tions.
Neither side is bound to accept
the settlement proposals, but such
public findings in the past have
usually become the basis for event
ual solution. The betting odds in
the rail industry against a strike
are 100 to 1.
A spokesman for the five labor
unions involved, representing some
200,000 on-train rail workers, said
the unions “hope the emergency
board will supply the necessary
impetus toward collective bar
gaining” of the issues involved.
There has been very little real
bargaining so far in the four-year
dispute.
Adlai Stevenson Calls Berlin
Wall “Depressing Sight”
BERLIN W) — Adlai Stevenson
visited the Berlin Wall yesterday
and called it the “most infamous
experience of our time.”
‘This is one of the most de
pressing sights of my life,” said
the chief U.S. delegate to the
United Nations. “One has to see
this to believe it.”
Stevenson, on a European tour,
came to West Berlin from Bonn
•for a short visit and speeches to
the City Parliament and European
Chapter of the American Parent
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House OK’s Retirement
Plan for Court Judges
JUNEAU UP — The House pass
ed a substitute bill, to provide a
modified retirement plan for jus
tices of the Supreme Court and
Superior Court judges in Alaska.
The measure, a House Finance
Committee substitute to SB69,
passed the lower chamber 25-7
and now goes back to the Senate
1 for further action.
The House version provides that
judges may retire at 65 after 10
years of service at 50 per cent of
their salary. It requires that a
judge contribute 5 per cent of his
salary towards his retirement.
The measure also provides that
a widow of a retired judge would
receive 50 per cent of his retire
ment benefits.
The Senate version would have
permitted retirement at the age of
60, after 10 years of service at 75
per cent of his annual salary.
SPRINGTIME SWIM
WASHINGTON Itf — The Presi
dent’s two children got into the
spirit of Washington’s 87-degree
weather by taking a swim in the
White House fountain.
The sight of Caroline, 5, and
John Jr., 2, splashing away in
their backyard attracted delighted
tourists Wednesday.
The youngsters cavorted in
swim suits in the shallow water.
The White House is equipped
with a full-size swimming pool,
but obviously the outdoor foun
tain, amid springtime blossoms had
far more appeal for the children.
“After 40, men have married
their habits and wives are only
an item on the list, and not the
most important.” —Geo Meredith.
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Rambler American Wins
Mobil Economy Run
DETROIT (If) — Les Viland, a
Livonia, Mich., automotive engi
neer, won the Mobil Economy Run
for the second straight year yes
terday.
He averaged 28.61 miles per gal
lon of gasoline in a 6-cylinder
Rambler American on the Los An
geles-to-Detroit six-day contest.
Other class winners:
Class A small engine compacts
Corvair Monza, 27.90 mpg; Class
B medium engine compacts, Ford
Falcon, 26.29 mpg; Class D inter
mediate V-8 Buick Special, 23.81;
Class E standard size 6-cylinder
Plymouth Savoy, 24.33; Class F
low-price V-8 Dodge 330, 21.20;
Class G medium price V-8 Olds
Dynamic 88, 20.01; Class H luxury
Chrysler New Yorker, 18.43.
ESC Fund Balance $5,187,000
JUNEAU iH) — The state’s un
employment compensation fund
balance, not counting federal
debts of more than $9 million, was
$5,187,000 as of March 31, the
Employment Security Division said
today.
The March 31 balance repre
sented an increase of $1,364,000
over the fund balance on the same
date a year ago.
During the month of March,
$805,000 in current benefits were
disbursed, compared with dis
bursements of $1,032,000 during
March of 1962.
Would Repeal Student Visits
JUNEAU UPi — The Senate yes
terday sent back to the Rules Com
mittee a bill to repeal a 1962 act
which would have authorized the
legislature to invite representa
tive students from the state’s high
schools to visit Juneau, at state
expense, during legislative sessions.
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Alaskans Find It Fun
To Go for a Boat Ride
SEATTLE W*) — Alaskans are
finding it is fun to go for a boat
ride.
This is the report of B. E. Lewel
len, retired Navy Rear Admiral
who is Alaska’s Director of Ma
rine Transportation.
The ferry Malaspina, first vessel
built for Southeastern Alaska’s
Marine Highway, is proving popu
lar with residents of the area,
Lewellen said here Wednesday
night.
“The Malaspina is doing much
more business than had been ex
pected for this time of year.
“There is a lot of traveling be
tween ports.
“A few days ago I was down at
the dock in Juneau and a big group
of people was on the ferry. They
were going up to Skagway for a
wedding. They never would have
attended the wedding if they had
had to go by plane.”
The ferry calls at Prince Ru
pert, B.C., Ketchikan, Wrangell,
Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Skag
way and Haines.
The second ferry, the Taku, was
turned over to the state Sunday
and will leave for Alaska next
week.
Invitations for Bids
On State-Owned Property
.Invitations for bids on state
owned property may be obtained
at the Office of the Branch of En
vironmental Health, Alaska Di
vision of Public Health in Nome.
That property which is in Nome
consists of household furniture.
Property which is in Fairbanks,
Anchorage and Tok is also listed.
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Anchorage Man Killed by
Motorist in California
PALO ALTO, Calif. W — Joel
D. Carter, 40, executive of a heli
copter company in Anchorage was
killed early yesterday as he was
hit by an automobile and was
hurled through the windshield.
Police said Carter started to walk
across El Camino Real, a highway
from his hotel shortly after mid
night.
Robert Wardell, 32, Palo Alto
electronics engineer, was quoted
by patrolman Rich Bailey: “Sud
denly I saw some hands and face
in my headlights and this fellow
came through the windshield.”
Carter’s body fell into the seat
beside Wardell, who was cut by
glass.
Carter, who has a wife and two
children at 7800 DeBarr St., An
chorage, came to Palo Alto two
weeks ago to negotiate the pur
chase of helicopters.
Tony Schwamm Named Acting
Postmaster at Anchorage
JUNEAU UP> — Rep. Ralph
Rivers said the Post Office De
partment advised Tony Schwamm
will be installed as acting post
master at Anchorage.
Schwamm, former manager of
the Anchorage International Air
port, will receive $9,725, plus a
15 per cent cost of living allow
ance, Rivers said in a wire to
the Associated Press from Wash
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