THE
NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 56
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1963
Per Copy 15#
Major Assault
Would Be Needed
To Tackle Cuba
WASHINGTON UP) — It would
take a major amphibious assault,
coordinated with a paratroop at
tack, to overcome powerful Soviet
stiffened defenses in Cuba.
This is the current assessment
by U.S. Intelligence authorities, as
reported by the Senate Prepared
ness Subcommittee.
The Senate group’s report, made
public yesterday, said “the com
bined Soviet and Cuban forces now
in the island are quite powerful
defensively and could offer severe
opposition to any attack.”
The investigators criticized the
Central Intelligence Agency and
military intelligence authorities for
what they said were “substantial
errors” in evaluating information
indicating a serious missile-arms
troop buildup in Cuba last summer
and fall.
The subcommittee showed itself
not fully convinced that all the
Soviet long range missiles and
bombers have been ruled out of
Cuba. It said intelligence chiefs
admit “there is a reason for grave
concern” that such weapons might
be hidden in some of the country’s
thousands of caves.
But apart from questioning the
latest intelligence estimate of
17,500 Soviets in Cuba, the Senate
group appeared to accept the pro
fessionals’ judgments on the state
of Cuba’s ground, air and sea de
fenses.
Cuban army strength was listed
as about 185,000, the same as be
fore the crisis last fall. Of these,
75.000 are believed regulars and
the rest militia and home guard.
The core of Soviet ground power
in Cuba was said to comprise about
5.000 men in four mobile, power
fully armored units.
These Soviet army units, if co
ordinated with Cuban native
forces, could put up tough enough
opposition “to make it necessary
to mount a large seaborne landing
effort along with any desired air
borne effort in order to be sure of
success,” the report said.
Pope John Awarded
Balzan Peace Prize
VATICAN CITY Ut) — His face
tired and drawn. Pope John XXIII
today received the Balzan Peace
Prize. He expressed gratitude to
God for the honor and pledged
to continue striving for world
peace.
The prize is worth $160,000.
The Pontiff, 81, appeared some
what tired as he walked slowly
into the pontifical throne room for
the first brief presentation cere
mony. A smile brightened his face
as he looked at the small, restricted
gathering.
Then, his face lined and drawn,
he was borne to brightly lit St.
Peter’s where 10,000 persons wait
ed. There were sharp, red creases
under his eyes.
Reports that the Pope has can
cer of the stomach have revived
following word that he suffered a
brief relapse Tuesday stemming
from his serious illness of last
November.
The Pope’s doctor, Prof. Antonio
Gasbarrini, who has denied the
cancer report in the past, said yes
terday: “I can say nothing about
it. I am bound by professional
secrecy.”
Italian President Antonio Segni
made the Peace Award on behalf
of the Swiss-Italian Balzan Foun
dation, established by the heirs of
an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper
editor of the 1930s. The award to
the Pope was the second, the first
having gone last year to the Nobel
Foundation.
During 1962 more than 60% of
the total of Series E Savings Bonds
sold were in smaller denomination
bonds—$25 through $200. The vol
ume of $50 E Bonds sold set a
record high for peacetime.
Mysterious Death of
Football Player Shows
Narcotics are Involved
BALTIMORE UR — An assist
ant examiner said today “there is
a definite suspicion that naracotics
are involved in the death” of
Gene (Big Daddy) Lipscombe, a
mammoth veteran professional
football player.
Dr. Rudiger Breintecker said a
preliminary autopsy failed to dis
close what caused the death of
Lipscombe who was found uncon
scious in a west Baltimore apart
ment.
But the assisstant medical ex
aminer said there were at least
three needle marks above the veins
on both elbows of the giant
athlete.
He said a home-made syringe
found near the body will be
chemically tested, but that results
winn not be known until next week.
Negro Marchers Reach
Agreement in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. UR — Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. said to
day an agreement has been reach
ed by a Citizens Committee seek
ing to resolve this deep south city’s
racial problems.
While the agreement has no of
ficial sanction, King has said he
would suspend mass demonstra
tions until the city has had a
chance to act on the proposals.
It was learned the National
Maritime Union, AFL-CIO, had
sent a check for $32,682 to an or
ganization of which King is honor
ary chairman.,
The money apparently was being
used to put up bond for persons
arrested during the mass demon
strations which were almost a
daily occurrence since April 3 until
a suspension was announced by
Negro leaders Monday.
The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker,
another King aide, confirmed that
mechanics were in process for re
leasing the demonstrators on bond.
Still another leader, the Rev. An
drew Young, said that most of the
demonstrators apparently would be
released shortly.
A check of the Birmingham jail
showed the demonstrators were
being released in a steady stream.
J. Edgar Hoover Begins 40ih Year
WASHINGTON UR — J. Edgar
Hoover today began his 40th year
as Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
Aides said the 68-year-old di
rector planned to spend the day
at work as usual in his offices in
the Justice Department Bldg.
Pacific Reefer Fisheries
Pays State $33,000
In Freezer Ship Taxes
JUNEAU The Pacific Reefer
Fisheries Co. paid the state $33,000
in freezer ship taxes today, bring
ing an end to a tax suit which has
dragged through state and federal
courts since July 19, 1954.
The payment by the Seattle firm
represents freezer ship taxes and
interest on the operations in Bris
tol Bay of the ship Pacific Reefer
from 1951 through 1962.
The state brought suit against
Pacific Reefer Fisheries, its ship
and four other companies and
their four boats to collect a 4 per
cent tax on their operations.
The companies had refused to
pay the tax on the grounds that it
violated the Free Interstate Com
merce clause of the U.S. Consti
tution.
The case wound through the
Alaska Territorial District Court,
the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court, the
U.S. Supreme Court, State Superior
Court and the State Supreme
Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled
the tax was constitutional and re
manded the case to State Superior
Court for the purpose of deter
mining the precise amount of taxes
owed by the five fishing com
panies.
U.S. Navy Task Force
Stands By Off Haiti ]
ABOARD THE USS BOXER IN
GONAIVES GULF iff — A U.S. ,
Navy task force of eight ships and «
about 2,000 men cruised leisurely l
within sight of Haiti today, sweat
ing out any possible call for the l
withdrawal of American citizens, j
The vessels moved in interna- }
tional waters of the Gulf of Go- t
naives 10 miles or more off the
coast of mountainous Hispanola ;
the big island uneasily shared by (
Haiti and the Dominican Repub- (
lie. i
The gulf is a broad inlet from
the windward passage, which se- I
parates Haiti and Cuba by 50 \
miles. >
It is two weeks since the Haitian t
crisis developed, but members of t
the task force have had no call
for emergency service. 1
The Boxer, a carrier base for
more than 20 helicopters, is the
largest ship in the task force. Its '
equipment includes three varieties
of jeeps. One variety, the mule, J
mounts 106mm recoiless rifles.
Wednesday night, the Boxer took
aboard newsmen for the first time
in the current alert.
The ships cruise over a variety
of rectangular and triangular
courses. They include the attack
cargo ship Rankin, the dock land
ing ship Fort Mandan, the tank
landing ship Lorain County, the
high-speed transport E. B. Hall,
the destroyers Putnam and Bigelow
and the command ship Taconic.
Conventionotes
Nome Lions are busy as beavers
these days in preparation for their
hosting of the 49th District Con
vention being held here on May
29, 30, 31 and June 1.
Convention chairman is Jack
Carpenter and from reservations
already received, he estimates that
in the neighborhood of 250-plus
persons will crowd into Nome for
the 4-day affair. The Lions anti
cipate a shot-in-the-arm for the
town’s economy, suffering from an
unnaturally high unemployment
rate all during the winter.
Right now Nome Lions are out
soliciting ads for the convention
booklet which the Nugget Print
Shop will impress forthwith — as
soon as all ad copy is in.
The Armory will be the site for
the convention—both the business
sessions and the banquets. The
banquets are being catered by Jim
West who has a special chef com
ing in just for the occasion —
Chuck Volksheimer — who has '
had much experience in this line.
Lions are noted for their high- 1
jinx during convention time —
which in no way should detract
from the public service they per
form the rest of the year—which
is one of the prime reasons for
their being. ,
Two live bands will be here for
the palaver. One will be a mili- (
tary band from Fort Richardson, ,
especially to take part in the ob
servance of Memorial Day, May 30.
The other band will be a distinct
treat for Nome — The White
Horse, Y.T., Scotts “Kilties” bag
pipe band. A most distinguished
member of this group is the Com
missioner of the Yukon Territory,
and a member of the Lions.
The Lions invited Gov. William
A. Egan but he was committed
to a previous engagement in
Tokyo.
Another feature, of the end-of
May event is a luncheon put on
by the Nome Women’s Club — a
luncheon on Memorial Day at the
St. Joseph’s Hall where a reindeer
barbecue will be the culinary at
traction.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Mostly fair with some cloudi
ness, little change in temperature.
In the last 24 hours: High of 43,
low of 25. Max. wind 13 mph from
the NE. Sunrise at 2:57 a.m., sun
set at 9:02 pm.
Temps, a year ago today: High
of 38, low of 30.
Yukon Plane Survivor 1
Discharged from Hospital J
NEW YORK (iW—Helen Klaben,
who survived a plane crash and c
seven weeks in the Yukon wilds, 1
left a hospital on crutches today, s
Minus her right toes but smiling |
broadly, Miss Klaben, 21, was t
greeted by her mother, Ida, and i
her brother, Martin, and taken s
to their Brooklyn home. r
Miss Klaben weighed 123 pounds,
23, more then when she entered r
Columbia Presbyterian Medical £
Center March 30 to have her
frost-bitten toes amputated. i
Miss Klaben was lost with Ralph f
Flores, a San Bruno, Calif., pilot, s
who was rescued with her. They t
were hospitalized in Alaska and c
then she was flown here for fur- r
ther treatment.
She said she planned to write a j
book of her experiences.
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Two Youths Toss Man
In Front of Oncoming Train
NEW YORK CP) — Two youths
clubbed a man on a Brooklyn
subway platform last night and
then pushed him to death in front
of an oncoming train, police re
ported. His body was cut in half.
The man, about 50, carried no
identification. All he had in his
pockets was a crumbled $1 bill.
He apparently lost his life trying
to save the dollar from muggers.
Several witnesses saw the boys
approach the man. The witnesses
heard the victim yell: “Help! Leave
me alone.”
As the boys closed in, he slapped
or punched one of them. The
youths then clubbed him several
times with a whisky bottle and
pushed him off the platform into
the path of an eight-car train.
The boys escaped.
Waits for Clearing Skies
SUVA, Fiji CP) — Betty Miller of
Santa Monica, Calif., waited today
for clearing skies to take off for
Brisbane in her attempt to become
the first woman to fly solo across
the Pacific.
After receiving the weather re
' port, Mrs. Miller decided to delay
until Saturday the final 1,400-mile
hop from Nandi, Fiji, to Brisbane.
Mrs. Miller has covered 5,700
miles of her 7.100-mile journey.
She left Oakland, Calif., April 30
in a twin-engine Piper Apache.
DINO SAID NUTHIN' . . .
WASHINGTON (#> — Dino was
on his front steps playing with a
stuffed dog yesterday when Presi
dent Kennedy’s limousine stopped.
An aide got out and brought
the four-year-old over for a chat
with the President. Dino—short
for Dominic—is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Bradlee, old friends
of the Kennedvs. They were neigh
bors when the Kennedys lived in
Georgetown.
Later, Dino reported: “He said
he was going to tell Caroline to
come visit me.”
What did Dino tell the Presi
dent? “I said nuthin’.”
U.S. Sells $50 Million
More In Gold Reserves
NEW YORK — The United
States sold $50 million of its gold
reserves during the week ended
Wednesday — the first decline in
the stockpile in 10 weeks.
The Federal Reserve Board yes
terday reported the outflow ending
one of the longest periods of sta
bility in gold reserves in recent
years.
The sale or sales of gold to
foreign central banks or govern
ments reduced the U.S. stockpile
to $15,828,000,000, the lowest since
May 3, 1939 when the total was
$15,801,000,000.
There have been only three
changes in the gold stock this year,
each a decline of $50 million. The
others were during the weeks end
ed Jan. 16 and Feb. 27.
Gov. Egan Addresses
Detroit Bar Association
DEROIT GP — Gov. Wm. Egan
of Alaska told a Detroit audience
last night, ”1 regret to say the
strategic importance of Alaska
geographically has not yet pene
trated the Pentagon suites of those
individuals charged with respon
sibility for our military prepared
ness.”
Egan, who spoke at the annual
meeting of the Detroit Bar Assn.,
added:
‘‘At the same time, we cannot
underestimate the importance of a
firmly entrenched, economically
sound and growing populace in
that area of our nation which lies
closest to the shores of militant
neighbors.”
Problem for the FAA
BURLINGTON, Vt. UP — New
Hampshire’s Safety Commissioner
admits this his marine law enforce
ment officers are at sea about how
to cope with a new problem.
What can we do, Clifton Smith
wanted to know yesterday, about
flying water skiers? You know,
the ones with kites who, instead
of gliding along the water, soar
through the air.
A Coast Guard official had the
answer for Smith at the Northeast
ern Boating Conference.
“Flying water skiers,” he said,
“are a problem for the Federal
Aviation Agency.”
Chief Cook and Butler
I WASHINGTON UP — Dining at
, 1 the White House is often a grand
[ I and formal affair — but not when
11 President Kennedy is chief cook
. and butler.
The President, the Washington
Post reported, not only raids the
breadbox but often dismisses the
servants early when Mrs. Kennedy
is away and invites in old friends
to share dinner left in warming
containers.
One couple invited on short no
tice to such an affair, the Post
said, arrived in black attire, ready
for a candlelight supper in the
elegance of Mrs. Kennedy’s early
19th Century dining room.
Instead of a butler they were
served by the President who ladled
out the soup while in shirtsleeves
with a tea towel wrapped around
his waist.
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TEAMSTER HOFFA
FACES NEW CHARGES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (£> — Team
sters President James Hoffa today
faced new charges — attempting
to bribe jurors in his deadlocked
federal court conspiracy trial here
last year.
A five-count indictment return
ed by a special federal grand jury
accused the labor leader with
“aiding, commanding and induc
ing” efforts to influence two jurors
and a prospective juror to vote
for his acquittal.
In Philadelphia, Hoffa said he
was not guilty and declined com
ment saying he had not seen the
indictment. He appeared before a
U.S. Commissioner and posted a
$10,000 bond for a hearing next
Monday.
FESTIVAL QUEEN AND
CAN CAN DANCERS SOUGHT
The Midnight Sun Festival is
looking for Queen contestants.
Some business houses have been
contacted for sponsors of girls de
sirous of entering the contest. Mrs.
Robert Reardon, Festival manager,
stated today that any business
house having a girl in mind, or
wishing to cooperate by having a
girl selected for them should con
tact her immediately.
Can Can girls are also being
called in to prepare new routines
for the 1963 show. Women in
terested, who have not been in
the show before along with former
dancers are urged to get a prompt
start by attending the meeting on
Sunday afternoon at the Seaview
Room.