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64th Year No. 16
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1963
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Russia Charges
Japan Preparing
To Receive U.S.
Nuclear Weapons
LONDON GD—The Soviet Union
charged today Japan is preparing
to receive American nuclear wea
pons and said this could force the
Soviet government to take coun
teraction.
The Soviet charge was made in
a note presented to Foreign Min
ister Masayochi Ohira by V. M.
Vinogradov, the Russian ambassa
dor, the Tass agency said.
The note said, “It has been
learned that the Japanese govern
ment has given its consent to U.S.
atomic submarines calling at Japa
nese ports.
“It is clear that submarines,
which for the start, might even
call at Japanese ports without mis
siles, are in this case intended to
pave the way for introduction of
U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan.”
Tass said the note added that
this situation forces the Soviet
Union “to take account of all these
military preparations, which are
being conducted in the immediate
proximity of the frontiers, in im
plementing its defensive measures
in the Far East.”
While agreeing to visits of the
submarines, the Japanese govern
ment has emphasized that they will
not be armed with nuclear mis
siles.
The Russians seemed to be con
centrating diplomatic fire on the
nuclear weapon question. Only
yesterday the Soviet Foreign Min
istry handed the French and West
German ambassadors notes protest
ing against their recent treaty of
cooperation.
The note said that should the
West German army be given atom
ic weapons this would be consid
ered “an immediate menace to its
(Soviet Union’s) immediate inter
ests and to its vital national in
terests and would oblige it im
mediately to take the necessary
measures which such a situation
would dictate.”
McNamara Believes
Offensive Systems
Removed From Cuba
WASHINGTON Ufi — Secretary
of Defense Robert McNamara said
today that he believes “beyond rea
sonable doubt” that all offensive
weapons systems “have been re
moved from the island of Cuba and
none have been reintroduced.”
McNamara led off at a special,
hurriedly arranged news confer
ence that was a part of an admin
istration effort to clear the air on
the current situation in Cuba.
He said that since July 1 over
400 reconnaissance flights have
been flown over Cuba by U.S. air
craft. He said this formed the basis
for national decisions taken by this
country in October, the military
decision to support those decisions,
and the evidence to document the
evidence.
The flights recorded the removal
of the weapons and continue to
show such weapons have not been
reintroduced, he said.
School to Let Out
Early Tomorrow
Nome Schools will be dismissed
at 3:15 pm. tomorrow for the
monthly meeting of the Nome Ed
ucation Assn. Faculty members
will meet in the Multipurpose
Room for their regular business
meeting.
Money Available For
Armory Bleachers,
Backboards and Lockers
Word that money is available for
bleachers, ceiling backboards and
lockers for the Nome National
Guard Armory, was received this
morning from Sen. Lester Bronson
in Juneau. In his wire to the Nug
get, Bronson said also that the
installation is to be made during
the summer.
Rep. Blodgett Attacks
Secty. of Alaska Education
Assn, on Floor of House
JUNEAU —Rep. Robert Blod
gett of Teller accused the executive
director of the Alaska Education
Assn. Haze Bergeron, yesterday of
using “pool room tactics” in some
of his dealings with legislators.
Taking the floor on personal
privilege, with Bergeron in the
gallery, Blodgett said that for the
past four years he has had “the
pleasure of working with Demo
crats and Republicans alike to
ward sound education for our chil
dren.
“I was chagrined before the gen
eral election last year, however, to
receive a questionaire from the
AEA’s executive director contain
ing nothing but loaded questions.”
Blodgett said that when Rep.
John Longworth, R - Petersburg,
who had no general election op
position at the time the AEA let
ters were posted, “took issue with
this poolroom tactic.” he found
himself facing a writein opponent.
“I hereby serve notice,” Blod
gett said, “That I do not intend to
support the activities of the AEA
as long as Mr. Bergeron is execu- j
tive director of the AEA.”
Blodgett’s brief speech drew ap
plause from about one-third to
one-half of the 40 members of the
House.
H. F. Bergman of Petersburg,
president of the AEA, told the
House in a wire to Speaker Bruce
Kendall today:
“As president of the Alaska Ed
ucation Assn., I regret and resent
the personal attack of Rep. Blod
gett on our executive secretary,
Haze Bergeron.
“Mr. Bergeron administers the
policy formulated by the nearly
2,000 members of the Alaska Edu
cation Assn.
“Rep. Blodgett’s attempt to have
Alaska’s teachers barter Mr. Ber
geron’s position for Mr. Blodgett’s
educational vote is an insult to
our integrity and to all Alaskans.”
CIA Boss Says Only Small
Amount of Arms Reach
Cuba Since Quarantine
WASHINGTON UPV—CIA direc
tor John McCone said today that
only a “relatively small amount of
Soviet military equipment has
reached Cuba since the U.S. quar
antine of the island last Oct. 24.
This statement by the govern
ment’s top intelligence chief was
made public while he testified at
a closed meeting of the Senate
Armed Service Preparedness sub
committee.
McCone said careful evaluation
of all intelligence data—including
constant aerial photography and
reports from Cuban refugees—in
dicated there had been no sub
stantial buildup or delivery of So
viet armaments since October.
“There remain large quantities
of Soviet tanks, guns, aircraft and
troops, most of which arrived be
for the quarantine,’ McCone said
in an eight-page summary on the
Cuba buildup, made available to
newsmen.
House Committees
Are Named Todav
JUNEAU UP) — The long-stalled
House of Representatives was
ready to go to work today after
completing its organization under
Republican leadership late yester
day afternoon.
The standing committee chair
men were named from Republican
ranks.
Rep. William Boardman of Ket
chikan will serve as Republican
majority leader and Rep. John
Rader of Anchorage, will be min
ority leader.
The chairmanship of the import
ant Finance Committee went to
Rep. Harold Strandberg of An
chorage, while Walter Kubley of
Ketchikan will serve as vice chair
man.
Rep. C. M. Binkley of Fair
banks drew the assignment as
chairman of the Rules Committee.
Chairman of the State Affairs
Committee will be John Long
worth of Petersburg.
Other committee chairmen are
Reps. William Sanders of Anchor
age, Judiciary Committee; Jay S.
Hammond, Naknek, Resources;
James Parson, Anchorage, Health,
Welfare and Education; Edgar I.
Baggen, Fairbanks, Local Govern
ment; and Forbes Baker, Fair
banks, Commerce.
The committee assignments were
reported out to the House by the
Committee on Committees named
by Speaker Bruce Kendall. Serving
on the committee with chairman
Kendall were Republicans Long
worth, Strandberg and Binkley.
Adenauer Pledges
To Aid JFK’s Plan For
NATO Nuclear Force
BONN, Germany UFI—Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer pledged today
that West Germany will cooperate
in President Kennedy’s plan for a
multi - national NATO nuclear
force.
“Europe knows that it cannot
defend itself without the support of
the United States,” West Ger
many’s 87-year-old government
chief told the Bunestag in a state
ment outlining the policy of his
new coalition government.
Adenauer defended strongly the
new French-West German treaty
of cooperation as a step toward
European unity. He vow’ed to keep
working for Britain’s entry into
the European Common Market,
vetoed last week by France.
Adenauer spoke against a back
ground of growing domestic and
foreign criticism of the French
German treaty as a possible dis
ruptive force in Europe. The Chan
cellor is striving to win Bundestag
ratification of the treaty before his
scheduled retirement next fall
after 14 years in office.
Request Federal Funds to Move
Nunivak Herd to N.W. Alaska
JUNEAU Uft—Federal funds to
cover costs of transporting a por
tion of the Nunivak Island rein
deer herd to Northwestern areas of
Alaska were requested in a joint
resolution introduced in the House
today by Rep. Jay Hammond, R
Naknek.
JUNEAU (£> — Old habits are
hard to break.
House Speaker Bruce Kendall,
who has held the chair for just
two days, recognized on the floor
of the House Rep. Warren Taylor,
D-Fairbanks, who has held the
chair for four continuous years.
“Yes, Mr. Speaker,” said Speak
er Kendall.
Would Extend Subsistence
License Provisions To
All Members of a Family
JUNEAU l/P> — A bill which
would extend subsistence hunting
and fishing licenses to all mem
bers of a family was introduced
in the Senate today by the Rules
Committee at the request of Gov.
Egan.
Present law authorizes only the
head of a family to hunt or fish
with the purchase of the 25 cent
subsistence license. To qualify, a
person must show that he has his
torically been dependent on fish
and game for subsistence; has had
an annual income of less than $800
the year before applying; or is re
ceiving state or federal indigent
care.
In a message accompanying the
measure, Egan said that subsis
tence hunting and fishing “are
often carried on by a family . . .
when procuring food by this
means.”
Canadian
Parliament
Dissolved Today
By MAX HARRELSON
OTTAWA —Canada’s Parlia
ment was dissolved today and a
national election was called for
Monday, April 8.
The dissolution of Parliament
and the election date were an
nounced by Prime Minister John
Diefenbaker after a call on Gov.
Gen. George Vanier, representative
of Queen Elizabeth II in Canada.
Diefenbaker’s government, un
seated in a vote of no confidence
by the House of Commons last
night, is staying on as a caretaker
for the interval.
The campaign will be fought on j
close-to-home economic issues as
well as the dispute over whether
Canada should have nuclear war
heads.
Diefenbaker’s government was
the second in nearly 100 years of
j Canadian confederation to be
beaten down by a no-confidence
vote in the House of Commons.
Although the nuclear weapons
dispute brought down the govern
ment, chief opposition leader Les
ter Pearson said he believes the
major isue in the coming campaign
will be the need for economic and
social policies to stimulate “our
national growth to the point where
we’ll be able to give employment
to all who are willing and able to
work.”
Pearson, leader of the Liberal
party, apparently was trying to
tone down the defense issue. He,
too, has been attacked for advo
cating that Canada live up to com
mitments to accept nuclear weap
ons and then negotiate to get rid
of them.
Diefenbaker’s C o n s e r v atives
are certain to emphasize charges
that the United States interfered
in Canadian affairs by calling pub
licly on the government to accept
nuclear weapons. They also are
expected to accuse Pearson of tak
ing orders from Washington, a
charge the Liberal leader hotly
denied when the Conservatives
raised it in the nuclear weapons
debate.
Asian Flu In New York City
NEW YORK UPi — City Health
Commissioner Dr. George James
said yesterday Asian Flu has been
on the increase in New York City
for the past month and the Health
Dept, is supplying institutions with
flu vaccine. The department is also
giving flu shots in health centers.
Govt.-Financecl
Cargoes Barred On
Ships Visiting
Cuba Since Jan. 1
WASHINGTON — President
Kennedy today barred shipments
of U.S. government-financed car
goes on any ship which has been
to Cuba since Jan. 1.
The long-expected order is aim
ed at discouraging free world ships
engaging in trade with Cuba.
The new regulation falls consid
erably short of more sweeping
proposals first planned by the ad
ministration last fall.
White House sources said the
tougher proposals have not been
adopted because of U.S. diplomatic
success in getting the maritime
countries to cut down on the Cu
ban trade.
These sources said too that stif
fer regulations may be issued later
if needed — and meanwhile the
number of non - Communist bloc
ships calling at Cuban ports has
dropped from 92 last July to 14 in
January.
The President’s order is part of
the administration’s campaign to
isolate the regime of Prime Min
ister Fidel Castro and make it
more expensive for his Communist
bloc suppliers to maintain his re
gime.
A White House statement said:
“The White House today an
nounced that steps have been taken
to insure that the U. S. govern -
. ment - financed cargoes are not
■ shipped from the United States on
foreign flag vessels engaging in
trade with Cuba..”
The hope was expressed in ad
ministration quarters that this lim
ited regulation would have a per
suasive effort on shipowners who
otherwise would show little con
cern over whether their vessels
touch at Cuban ports. U.S. govern
ment-financed cargoes can be an
important money maker for ship
pers.
The Latins Have a
Word For It
VATICAN CITY — If Pope
John XXIII wanted to refer to
television during a discourse in
Latin, how would he do it?
He would say, “Imaginum trans
missio per elecfricas undas” —
images sent by electric waves.
Chewing gum? “Gummis Sali
varia.”
These samples are from the
fourth and latest edition of Antonio
Cardinal Bacci’s Dictionary of
Modern Words and their transla
tion into Latin, the language of
the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinal Bacci has been the Vat
ican’s top Latin expert since the
reign of Pope Pius XI. He pre
sented his latest dictionary to Pope
John yesterday.
For things that didn’t exist in
Caesar’s time, Cardinal Bacci se
lects what he considers the closest
approximation. Automobile is auto
maton. Garbage is autoredarum
receptaculum.
Some of the translations consti
tute personal judgments. Jazz, for
example, is translated absurdi
symphonia, absurdi cantus, absuitli
soni—absurd music, absurd songs,
or absurd sounds.
Elizabeth Arrives In New Zealand
WAITANGI, New Zealand W —
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II ar
rived in New Zealand today, the
11th anniversary of her succession
to the throne. She was greeted by
20,000 cheering subjects after a
1,300-mile trip from Fiji aboard
the royal yacht Britannia.