OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 66
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1963
Per Copy 15C
Pope John XXIII
Succumbed Todav
J
VATICAN CITY UR — The Vati
can press office announced today
Pope John XXIII is dead.
The Pope’s stout heart gave up
after a long and dramatic duel
with death in which his resistance
confounded all medical expecta
tions.
The 81-year-old pontiff, called
“Pope of unity and peace,” had
described himself as serenely
ready, “going sweetly toward the
end.”
The final illness was caused by
a stomach tumor, which brought
persistent hemorrhaging and was
complicated near the end by peri
tonitis, an inflamation of the lining
of the abdominal cavity.
The supreme pontiff of the Ro
man Catholic Church succumbed
at 7:49 p.m. <7:49 a.m. Nome time)
the announcement said.
Death came to the 261st supreme
pontiff only nine minutes after the
echoes of an extraordinary out
door sunset mass in St. Peter’s
Square died away.
At least 20.000 of all faiths and
nationalities had joined in the
square in prayer for the dying
pope.
The Pope’s death automatically
terminates the major undertaking
of his reign — the second * Vatican
Ecumenical Council. One of his
successor’s first major decisions
will be whether to continue the
council. It has been in recess since
Dec. 8, and was scheduled to re
sume Sept. 8.
Pope John—born Angelo Gui
seppe Roncalli—had been spiritual
ruler of the world’s half-billion
Roman Catholics for four years
and seven months.
In his comparatively short reign,
his warm simplicity, his great con
cern for his fellow men of all
faiths and his outspoken dedica
tion to peace, Christian unity and
social justice made him one of
the most beloved popes in the long
history of the church.
His last days were spent in suf
fering relieved only when he fell
into coma. Crisis followed crisis
and still his astonishing heart
pumped life through his veins.
Supreme Court Overturns
Murder Conviction of
Louisiana Negro
WASHINGTON — The Su
preme Court overturned today the
murder conviction of a Louisiana
Negro whose confession was broad
cast on television to the commun
ity before he was tried.
Counsel for Wilbert Rideau con
tended that by the TV showing, the
accused was “allowed to convict
himself” before the public in an
area from which residents were
called to be jurors at his trial.
Rideau, 19 at the time, was al
leged to have entered a bank in
Lake Charles, La., the night of
Feb. 16, 1961, compelled three em
ployes at pistol point to fill a
suitcase with moneji, and then
forced the three into th$ car of
a woman clerk.
Louisiana’s Supreme Court said
Rideau drove to a lonely spot,
lined the three employes up in a
row, and fired six shot at them.
Mrs. Julia Ferguson, 46, a clerk,
was killed. The other two were
wounded by later recovered. The
state court said Mrs. Ferguson
after being shot tried to rise and
Rideau stabbed her to death with
a hunting knive.
Rideau’s penalty was fixed at
death.
Third Negro Student
Accepted for Enrollment
By Alabama University
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. UD — Uni
versity of Alabama officials said
today they have accepted a third
Negro for enrollment June 10.
In a statement, University of
ficials said they have directed the
Dean of Admissions to notify
James A. Hood of Gadsden, Ala.,
that has has been found qualified
for admission to the summer ses
sion beginning June 10.
The trustees said, “It is antici
pated Hood will appear for regis
tration on the main campus (in
Tuscaloosa) at the same time that
Vivian Malone who had been pre
viously ordered admitted, arrives
for registration.”
Miss Malone and David McGla
thery, 27, of Huntsville were or
dered admitted by a federal judge
two weeks ago.
Gov. George C. Wallace has said
he will physically block enroll
ment of any Negro at a white pub
lic university in Alabama.
Student From Africa
Graduates from Skagit
Valiev Junior College
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. UR —
On Oct. 14, 1958, Legson Kayira
set out on foot from his home vil
lage of Mpale, Nyasaland, vowing
to get a college education.
In the course of a 2,000-mile
hike to Khartoum, Sudan, he
thumbed through a catalogue at a
U.S. Information Agency library in
Uganda.
He wrote to one of the colleges
listed—Skagit Valley Junior Col
lege in Mount Vernon — and the
school responded by offering him
a scholarship.
Skagit Valley students raised the
funds to bring the young African
from Khartoum to Mount Vernon.
Sunday, Kayira was graduated
in political science. He plans to
enroll at the University of Wash
ington this summer.
“I still hope to get a doctorate,”
he said, “there are two things my
country and Africa need — brains
nnH iir'ii+xr ’’
New Civi] Rights
Proposals May he Made
By Kennedy This Week
WASHINGTON W — President
Kennedy conferred with Demo
cratic congressional leaders today
on civil rights amid indications
that a message proposing new leg
islation may be sent to Congress
shortly.
The White House was silent on
whether there would be a message
and those attending the conference
said little more, but Sen. Hubert
Humphrey, acting Senate majority
leader, said new civil rights pro
posals “will be presented by the
administration later this week.”
There appeared to be a strong
effort under way to develop some
thing before Wednesday. That 'S
the day Kennedy flies west for a
four-day trip. His brother, Atty.
Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, is to tes
tify on civil rights before a House
committee this week.
Humphrey said most of the
meeting was devoted to “a detailed
discussion of new civil rights pro
posals” by the administration.
WEATHER FORECAST
Continued cloudy with occasion
al light rain or snow. Little change
in temperature. Winds from the
northwest 10 to 20 mph. Lowest
temp, expected tonight 30, the high
tomorrow 40. ,
In the past 24 hours: Highest
temp. 41, lowest 28. Sunrise at
1:45 a m., sunset at 10:17 p.m.
Lions Conclude
Convention Here
The 49th District Lions wound
up their three-day convention here
Saturday night, electing Ross Wood
of the Anchorage district as gov
ernor, succeeding Mel Harris of
Fairbanks.
Deputy District Governors elect
ed were: Stan Davis of Fairbanks,
North; Bill Brown, Juneau, East;
and Bill Stookev of Anchorage,
West.
The 1964 convention will be held
in Anchorage with the Mt. View
Lions Club as hosts.
The closing function of the con
vention was the Governor’s Ball
held Saturday night at the Armory
with Frank Birch, past Interna
tional President, of Milwaukee, the
main speaker.
The Lions started departing via
chartered plane at 4:00 a.m. Sun
day and the last plane left about
2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon the com
munity was entertained by the
Midnight Sun Pipe Band from
Whitehorse, brought here by the
local Bering Sea Lions Club. They
not only played their bagpipes but
put on some Scottish dances.
The group is part of an organ
ization in Whitehorse who have
been training for several years
and growing in popularity where
ever they are heard.
Eleven yards of fine Scottish
wool plaid goes into the making
of their kilts and another eleven
yards goes into their tartan, it was
learned.
SUNDAY BASEBALL SCORES
American League
Cleveland 5-7, New York 0-2
Detroit 7, Minnesota 6
Boston 11-0, Chicago 9-10
Washington 6, Kansas City 4
Los Angeles 8, Baltimore 2
National League
New York 2-4, Pittsburgh 1-3
Philadelphia 5-2, Chicago 2-3
Houston 3, Milwaukee 1
San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4
Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles 2
Pacific Coast League
Denver 6-1, Tacoma 2-3
Spokane 11-0, Portland 3-1
Hawaii 9-5, Dallas-Ft. Worth 8-9
Oklahoma City 4, San Diego 3
Observe 50th Anniversary
Of Pioneer Home at Sitka
SITKA M — The fiftieth anni
versary of the Alaska Pioneers
Home was marked here yesterday
at a dinner, at which 26 repre
sentatives of organizations and
community leaders joined the
guests.
Following was a public tea and
open house, for which the ladies
of the home were hostesses. Two
former superintendents, William
Knight and W. Leslie Yaw, were
present.
Two large baskets of flowers
from the Grand Igloo of the Pio
neers of Alaska were enjoyed by
guests and visitors.
WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION to all the organ
izations who cooperated so gen
erously by lending equipment, fur
niture and supplies to make pos
sible putting over the banquets
for the Lions convention. Without
the help of these organizations and
the people in them, Nome could
not have had such a successful
event.
We wish to especially thank Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Reardon, Ben Young
of Arctic Oil, and Leonard Anseth
for their help in getting us set up
for the venture.
Sincerely,
' Jim and June West
No Immediate Ruling on
Injunction Aimed At
Gov. Wallace of Alabama
WASHINGTON, Ala. (JPl — Fed
eral Judge Seybourn Lynne with
held today an immediate ruling on
the Justice Department’s request
for an injunction barring Gov.
George Wallace from interfering
with enrollment of Negroes at the
University of Alabama next Mon
day.
“I expect to prepare a written
memorandum,” Lynne said after
a 80-minute hearing on the Justice
Department’s petition. “I hope to
have the memorandum not later
than 9 a.m. Wednesday.”
Lyne.went into a conference in
chamber with the battery of fed
eral and state attorneys immedi
ately after the hearing which Wal
lace did not attend.
The hearing opened with testi
mony from two witnesses called by
the Justice Department in its ef
forts to keep the fiery segregation
ist governor away from the Uni
versity next Monday.
The testimony from the Justice
Department witnesses lasted 30
minutes and consisted mostly oi
the playing of a tape recording
of a Wallace news conference Ma.v
21 when the governor said he
would stand at the university doors
to block the enrollment of anj
Negro.
Wallace told interviewers on the
NBC television’s “Meet the Press’
that his defiance would “test ir
the courts the validity of this or
der involving our school system.’
The issue, he said, is whether
Alabama may run its school as i1
has or must submit to federal gov
ernment operation of the schools
rresident oi India Meets
With President Kennedy
WASHINGTON UP — Presiden
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of In
dia arrived by helicopter at the
White House today to receive s
welcome in the rain from Presi
dent Kennedy.
Radhakrishnan, 74, and the Pre
sident were bare-headed as they
shook hands and exchanged greet
ings.
Kennedy then escorted his guests
through the White House to the
north portico where he lauded the
statesman-philosopher as the head
of the world’s largest democracy
and a country that has exerted
strong moral leadership in the dif
ficult days since the end of World
War II.
The Indian chief arrived from
Williamsburg. Va., where he spent
the night.
U.S. Will Resume Normal
Diplomatic Relations.with
Government of Duvalier
WASHINGTON t^P—The United
States announced today it will re
sume normal diplomatic relations
with the Haitian regime of dic
tator Francois Duvalier.
Normal diplomatic dealings with
the Haitian government were sus
pended following Duvalier’s reten
tion of office beyond May 15, when
in the U.S. view, his constitutional
term expired.
State Department authorities
made plain today that the United
States still does not like the Hai
tian strongman.
But they said he appears to be
continuing in control, and that it
is in the best interests of the U.S.
to resume normal diplomatic re
lations with his government.
According to a recent Depart
ment of Highways bridge inven
tory, there are 696 highway
bridges in Alaska.
Plane with 95
Soldier Missing
On Alaska Coast
JUNEAU (J* — A chartered air
liner with 95 military passengers
and a crew of six was missing
along the Alaska coast today.
The Northwest Airlines DC7
propeller plane was enroute from
McChord Air Force Base to El
mendorf AFB, Anchorage.
The Coast Guard here said radio
contact was lost at 10:06 a.m. when
the plane was due west of the Al
aska-British Columbia border over
the Gulf of Alaska.
Army spokesmen at Anchorage
said the plane carried troops as
signed for Alaskan ports under
regular rotation.
Air search began immediately.
The Search and Rescue Coordin
ating Center at Elmendorf said it
received one report the plane was
having unspecified trouble about
the time of the last radio contact.
The Federal Aviation Agency at
Annette Island said the NWA
plane was to have reported over
Sitka about 10:37 a.m. but did not
do so.
A Northwest spokesman said the
airline uses jets for scheduled
services in Alaska. The four
engine, propeller-driven DC7s are
employed in charter service.
Jetliner Pilot Dies
Of Heart Attaek
After Landing
ANCHORAGE UP> — A veteran
Northwest Orient Airlines pilot
collapsed and died of a heart at
tack here yesterday after landing
; a DC8 jetliner on a regular flight
from Tokyo. There were 67 pas
sengers aboard.
Capt. Ralph Eric Nelson, 52, of
Seattle, had checked through cus
toms and was walking to the flight
operations office when he was
stricken.
Oxygen was given to Nelson in
the terminal and a helicopter
which happened to be parked on
the runway flew him to a hospital.
He was dead on arrival there.
Northwest said Nelson joined
the line in 1937 and had been a
pilot since 1940. He had flown the
Orient run for many years. The
company said he passed his most
recent Federal Aviation Agency
physical examination last April 15.
The flight continued on nonstop
to New York after a regular crew
change here. There was a co-pilot
and another officer with a pilot’s
rating aboard on the trip from
Tokyo.
Nelson is survived by his widow,
Margaret, a married daughter and
a son, all of Seattle.
Two Alaska Senators
Employ 31 Persons
To Assist Them
WASHINGTON UP — Alaska’s
senators employed 31 persons —
from administrative assistants to
assistant clerks—as the 88th Con
gress got under way.
Sen. Ernest Gruening employed
18 and Sen. E. L. Bartlett 13 to
help carry on legislative business,
according to a Senate report on
employment for January through
March.
A report on the staff of Rep.
Ralph Rivers was issued earlier
this year.
Inquiries at the offices of the
two senators turned hp no reports
of relatives on their payrolls.