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U.S. Takes Sharp
Issue With Canada
Defense Forees
WASHINGTON W — The United
States, apparently taking sharp is
sue with Canadian Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker, has declared
bluntly that Canada’s defense
forces should be equipped with nu
clear weapons.
Although North American de
fense systems “using nuclear cap
able weapons” are necessary for
effective protection against the So
viet Union’s nuclear bomber fleet,
the State Department said Wed
nesday night, the the Canadian
government has failed to come up
with a practical plan. .
The nuclear weapons issue has
been hotly debated in the Parlia
ment at Ottawa in recent days and
has become a problem in Canadian
domestic politics. In such circum
stances a U.S. government decla
ration is highly unusual. In Ottawa,
there was widespread speculation
the U S. criticism would spark a
general election call and a cam
paign fought on nuclear defense
issues.
The statement, issued by the
State Department and delivered
to the Canadian Embassy, is also
unusual because it is stripped of
ordinary diplomatic language and
lays down the Washington view of
the North American defense prob
lem in sharp, simple sentences.
“The Soviet bomber fleet will
remain at least throughout this
decade a significant element in the
Soviet strike force,” the statement
said. “An effective continental de
fense against this common threat
is necessary.”
The statement said that although
the Western alliance needs more
conventional forces, conventional
forces are no alternative “to ef
fective NATO or NORAD defense
arrangements using nuclear-capable
weapons systems.” NORAD is the
joint U.S.-Canadian defense system
against Soviet bombers.
The statement did not refer to
Diefenbaker by name, but referred
to various points made in the Can
adian Parliament’s nuclear weapons
debate, in which Diefenbaker has
participated.
In Ottawa, the Social Credit
party leader, Robert Thompson,
called the U.S. statement “a
bombshell to say the least—it could
be the spark to topple the govern
ment.”
Liberal leader Lester Pearson,
leader of the Liberals, the biggest
opposition party, said he found it
surprising the United States should
issue such a statement. But he
blamed it on what he said were
conflicting versions of defense
policy given by Diefenbaker and
Defense Minister Douglas Harkness
in Commons’ debate last week.
Bing Crosby Undergoes
Fourth Kidney Operation
SANTA MONICA, Calif. UP) —
Bing Crosby was reported in ex
cellent condition after his fourth
kidney stone operation in 11 years.
Crosby, 58, underwent surgery
Tuesday. He had three previous
operations on his left kidney. This
was the first one on his right.
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Meredith Registers for
2nd Semester at ‘Old Miss’
OXFORD, Miss. UP> — Negro
James Meredith went through the
lengthy process of registering for
his second semester at the Univer
sity of Mississippi Thursday.
At the same time, the University
turned away another Negro who
appeared at the registrar’s office.
There were no incidents. Military
policemen and campus police kept
a watchful guard over the campus.
The second Negro to try to en
roll. Dewey Roosevelt Greene, 22,
of Greenwood, Miss., appeared on
the campus shortly before noon and
went to the registrar’s office.
Registrar Robert Ellis said he
turned Greene away for the same
reason he rejected his earlier writ
ten application—that he was un
qualified.
Ellis said he told Greene he had
sent a telegram Wednesday inform -
ing him he wouldn’t be accepted,
and asking him not to appear on
the campus.
He said Greene told him he
hadn’t received the telegram.
LOS ANGELES HAS ITS
FIRST NEGRO COUNCILMAN
LOS ANGELES UP> — Los An
geles has its first Negro city coun
cilman—a man who first went to
work for the city 34 years ago
scrubbing floors in the Dept, of
I Water and Power.
Gilbert Lindsay, appointed Mon
day to fill an unexpired term,
said: “Only in America could one
rise from the very bottom to the
governing body of a great metro
politan city.”
Lindsay, 62, has been a field
deputy county supervisor for the
past 10 years.
Thoughl for Today . . .
“If the United Nations — as
operated today — had been in ex
istence in 1776, the 13 original
colonies in America might never
have been permitted to secede
from Great Britain.”
—Chicago Tribune
Canada's Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker Calls It
“Unwarranted Intrusion”
OTTAWA UFi — Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker said Thursday
a U.S. State Department state
ment Wednesday night criticising
Canada’s failure to arm with nu
clear weapons “constitutes an un
warranted intrusion” into Canadian
affairs.
He said Charles Ritchie, Cana
dian Ambassador to Washington, is
being recalled to Ottawa for con
sultation.
In Washington, the State Depart
ment said it had no comment on
Diefenbaker’s statements.
The State Department criticism
found Diefenbaker’s government
under heavy fire from opponents
in Commons for its hestitancy in
reaching a concrete decision on nu
clear warheads for its Bomarc
missiles in Canada and its bombers
flying for NATO in Europe.
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Shaktoolik !
Builds Village
Water System
By John G. Doore
While it is now winter, with
spring just ahead of us, it is not
too early to consider the develop
ment of community water systems
for this coming summer. The ex
perience of Shaktoolik on Norton
Sound, east of Nome, is well worth
reviewing.
The completion in June of last
year of a summer water supply and
distribution system for the village
of Shaktoolik highlighted an im
portant cooperative program be
tween the people of Shaktoolik, the
Alaska Rural Development Agency
and Sanitation Aide Services of
the Division of Public Heath, Alas
ka Dept, of Health and Welfare.
Lawrence Kayoukluk, sanitation
aide of Shaktoolik, and the village
council had been working on a
village water supply project. Pro
gress on the development of this
supply was slow because of a lack
of money for the necessary ma
terials and labor involved. Last
spring the Alaska Rural Develop
ment Agency made available the
necessary funds which would make
possible the completion of the
work.
George Markham, sanitation aide
supervisor for the Norton Sound
area, and Lawrence Kayoukluk
completed the plans and specifica
tions for the system. Under the
immediate supervision of Kayouk
luk, the village men went ahead
with the construction of the
project.
The project, as built, consists of
a driven well, about 26 feet deep
and a gas powered pump, both
covered by an insulated frame
building. Ten 50-gallon barrels on
a 10-foot high platform, are the
main supply and pressure tanks.
These units are located in the cen
ter of the village. Two distribution
lines of 3/4-inch plastic pipe carry
the water to either end of the com
munity. Outlets for drawing water
are placed between every other
house along the lines. The north
end of the village has a booster
pressure tank, near the middle for
the distribution line, which helps
to maintain the pressure to the
end of the line. The water lines
were laid in shallow open trenches
and only covered where a pathway
crosses the line.
NOME UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
LAST WEEK WAS 43.1 PCT.
JUNEAU (#> — Labor Commis
sioner Gil Johnson said yesterday
the state’s insured unemployment
rate for the week ending Jan. 26
was 18.3 per cent, up from the
16.2 per cent rate for the pre
ceding week.
Johnson attributed the rise to
fluctuation of mail arrival and
to general winter layoffs. New un
employment totaled 696, while con
tinuing unemployment was 5,963.
The insured unemployment rate
by area included Anchorage, 18.6
per cent; Fairbanks, 16.0; Juneau,
17.0; Ketchikan, 21.8; Nome, 43.1;
Petersburg, 25.5; and Sitka, 9.3.
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Orville Hodge, Who
Looted Illinois Treasury,
Is Released from Prison
CHESTER, 111. UP> — Orville
Hodge, one time politician ac
cused of looting the Illinois State
Treasury of more than one million
dollars, walked out of prison yes
terday with $81.76 in his pocket.
As he emerged from the peni- j
tentiary into the bright sunshine,
he repeated: “Isn’t this great?
Isn’t this wonderful?”
Hodge, a Republican auditor,
turned his back on the brownstone
prison on the bank of the Missis
sippi River 6Vfc years after he en
tered it, paroled by Gov. Otto Ker
ner, a Democrat.
The 58-year-old one time politi
cian told the Associated Press that
probably his hardest trial is yet
to come: Facing his neighbors in
his home town of Granite City,
111.
The amount Hodge took from
the state has never been definitely
established. Much of the money
was recovered. Hodge claims the
$600,000 figure, to which he plead
ed guilty, is close to the truth.
His 12-to-15 year sentence was
reduced by Gov. Kerner because
of Hodge’s poor health.
Japanese Would Welcome
Visits By U.S. Submarines
WASHINGTON UP, — A State
Department spokesman said Mon
day the United States has inform
ed Japan that “we would welcome
an invitation for nuclear-propelled
submarines to visit Japanese
ports.”
Press officer Lincoln White said
the request covered submarines of
the Nautilus class, not the nuclear
warhead-toting Polaris submarines.
The Japanese Foreign Ministery
last week said there was “agree
ment on principle” for the visits
of nuclear-powered U.S. subma
rines.
This statement brought a warn
ing from the Soviet Union that
the use of Japanese ports for such
purposes would increase tensions
in the Far East.
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Three Days A Week
Would Be Set Aside
vor Committee Work
JUNEAU UP) — A bill which
would be set three days aside each
week for concentrated work by
legislative committees was intro
duced in the Senate today by Sen.
Vance Phillips, (R-Mt. View).
Under Phillips’ proposal, SB46,
the House and the Senate would
have open general sessions on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of each week and reserve
the other three days for commit
tee work.
Phillips also submitted a con
current resolution which calls upon
the legislature to complete its work
this year on or by the 45th day,
March 13.
Measure Would Exempt
Firms with 8 Employees
From Wages-Hours Act
JUNEAU — Legislation which
would exempt firms from hiring
less than eight employes from the
provisions of the state wage and
hour act was introduced in the
Senate today.
The present exemption applies
to firms hiring less than four em
ployes.
The measure introduced today,
SB44, would also exempt auto
mobile taxi operators from the
provisions of the act. The bill’s
sponsor was Sen. Lester Bronson.
Alaska and Hawaii Vets Would
Receive Private Hospital Service
WASHINGTON UP> — Alaska and
Hawaii veterans with non-service
connected disabilities could re
ceive treatment in private hospitals
under a bill introduced yesterday
by Sen. E. L. Bartlett.
Treatment would be provided
under contract with the Veterans
Administration. The VA does not
operate hospitals in either state.
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