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64th Year No. 31
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1963
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Soviet Troops
Leave Cuba at
Very Slow Pace
By the Associated Press
U.S. sources said today Soviet
troops are leaving Cuba at a rela
tively slow pace with only two
days to go for Premier Khrush
chev to honor his pledge to Pres
ident Kennedy that “several thou
sand” would depart by mid
March.
In Moscow, the Communist
' party newspaper Pravda said four
ships carrying troops had sailed
and a fifth was loading.
This is the first time any such
departure story has appeared in
the Soviet press, indicating a new
propaganda build-up.
Pravda’s dispatch from Havana
said the jobs of the specialists
were finished, and Prime Minister
Fidel Castro’s government had
agreed that the Soviet experts
could go home.
U.S. experts in Washington esti
mated there were 17,500 Soviet
military personnel in Cuba when
the withdrawals began. This was
5,000 fewer than believed station
ed there at the height of the
Cuban crisis last October.
Havana dispatches said 2.000
sailed on a ship which reporters
were forbidden to identify March
1. Washington was skeptical of the
figure, but U.S. officials said it
is difficult to count men aboard
by aerial reconnaissance.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
said yesterday the United States
will continue to press for more
troop withdrawals. He said a
“complete report” will not be
issued until after the middle of the
month.
Rusk also told the National Ad
vertising Council there are still
“some highly dangerous elements
in the Cuba situation today.”
He listed them as:
1. The possibility the Soviets
would send offensive weapons
back to Cuba. This, he said, would
bring on a new crisis far greater
than last October’s.
2. Any interference with the
daily surveillance of Cuba.
3. Any Soviet military action
against Cubans.
4. Any forays from Cuba against
neighboring countries.
House Approves Changes
In Workmen’s Comp Act
JUNEAU — The House gave
its approval today to a bill which
makes a number of changes in
the Workmen’s Compensation Act,
including the right of an injured
employe to rehabilitation treat
ment.
During retraining, the injured
worker also would be entitled to
additional compensation up to a
maximum of $200 a month.
The bill also provides for the
replacement or repair of all pros
thetic devices which become neces
sary as the result of an accident,
including false teeth, glasses and
hearing aids.
The fourth proposed change in
the law, as provided in the bill,
would make it a misdemeanor to
improperly interfere with an em
ploye’s selection of a doctor, or
to attempt to influence a medical
opinion of a physician.
The measure, which was request
ed by Gov. Wm. Egan, now goes
to the Senate for its consideration.
Americans have an average of
SO headaches a year.
Kennedy Says There
Will Be a “Downturn”
If the Budget Is Cut
WASHINGTON W — President
Kennedy said today that if Con
gress cuts the budget instead of
taxes and clamps a tight lid on the
national debt, there will be “down
turn for the American economy as
a whole.”
Kennedy told a group of busi
nessmen that this is the lesson of
history and that it must be learned.
The President contended tax
cuts alone are not enough to guar
antee that the economy can be
strengthened. In broadening the
current debate on the issue, he
added that it is important, too, to
shun “an unrealistic debt ceiling
or budget cut.”
In remarks prepared for the
annual Washington conference of
the Advertising Council, Kennedy
had said wrong decisions in these
three fields, on the basis of clear
warnings in economic history,
“would spell downturn and dis
aster for the American economy
as a whole.”
In delivering his talk, the chief
executive omitted the reference to
disaster. Asked about this, the
White House said it traditionally
stands behind prepared texts, but
the speech, as delivered, represent
ted the President’s viws more ac- |
curately.
Kennedy said wrong decisions
on all three points were made in
1957-1960 by “a Republican ad
I ministration and a Democratic
Congress.”
As a result, he contended, the
nation has been paying a high
price ever since by slogging along
with a below-par economy.
Bishop Bromley Oxnam,
Leader of Methodist
Church, Passes at 71
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (*> —
Bishop Bromley Oxnam, 71, dy
namic liberal leader of the Metho
dist Church for many years, died
last night.
The bishop, retired from active
service, had been a pioneering fig
ure in the Ecumenical Movement
for Christian unity.
He was one of the first presi
dents of the World Council of
Churches, formed in 1948. It in
cludes most of the Protestant and
Orthodox denominations around
the globe.
An outspoken advocate of
Christian involvement in social
issues, Bishop Oxnam often came
under fire from conservative
critics.
Ten years ago, he challenged at
tacks that pictured him as pro
Communist. He demanded a hear
ing.
It was a dramatic affair, in a
period of widespread charges of
Communist infiltration of the
churches, and Bishop Oxnam, one
of the main targets of the attacks,
made his head-on rebuttal.
“I am fundamentally opposed to
the whole Communist movement,”
he thundered. He assailed investi
gative procedures of the late Sen.
Joseph McCarthy, Wisconsin Re
publican.
The bishop’s fiery collision with
the House Committee on un
American activities was sparked
by accusations by Harvey Matu
sow, a former Communist and FBI
informer, and also by Sen. Mc
Carthy.
Matusow subsequently admitted
in a court hearing that he had lied
in associating the bishop with
Communism.
Kremlin Cries
Fishing Vessel
Fired Upon by
U.S. Warships
MOSCOW W — The Soviet
Union charged today three U.S.
warships fired dummy shells at a
Russian fishing vessel last Friday
in international waters about 70
miles east of Norfolk, Va.
A protest to Washington assert
ed two cruisers and a destroyer
fired on the refrigerator trawler
in “an act of sheer wantoness
which would have grave conse
quences.”
“The U.S.S.R. government re
gards this shelling as a gross vio
lation of generally accepted in
ternational law standards and of
the principles of freedom of navi
gation in the open sea,” an an
nouncement by the Soviet news
agency Tass declared.
The Russians said the trawler
was engaged in fishing on the
high seas when the warships ap
proached at 12:15 pm.
“In all, four shots were fired,
endangering the trawler and her
crew,” Tass said.
“The Soviet government expects
that those guilty will be punished
and the necessary measures taken
to prevent such actions in the fu
ture.”
i Tass made no mention of dum
my, or non-explosive shells. But
Moscow radio referred to the shells
as dummies.
The Moscow announcement saic
the note was delivered in Wash
ington, where there was no im
mediate comment.
A Navy spoksman in New York
said UJS. Navy warships carry no
dummy shells. He said the guns
use live, explosive ammunition
even in practice.
Senate Slides Through
Mineral Exploration
Program By the State
JUNEAU UP) — A measure which
would authorize an extensive min
erals exploration program by the
state, in cooperation financially
with the federal government, was
passed by the Senate today.
The Bill, SB 141, authorizes the
Dept, of Natural Resources to se
cure maximum assistance and fi
nancial support from the Area Re
development Administration for
the minerals study.
The study would be conducted
in all areas of the state classed as
depressed areas under the ARA
program. This would take in all of
the state with the exception of
the Juneau Election District.
The federal government would
match state expenditures on a 3
to 1 basis, with Alaska putting
up $150,000.
A companion measure, SB 140,
appropriating the $150,000 for the
study is still in the Finance Com
mittee.
Public Recreation Site
At Salmon Lake Planned
JUNEAU UP) — Rep. Robert
Blodgett said Tuesday he had been
informed by the Bureau of Land
Management that a public recre
ation area at Salmon Lake, near
Nome, would be completed this
summer.
The new facilities will include a
boat landing, picnic tables, fire
places and other facilities com
mon to recreation areas.
Ed Note: A survey plan of the
proposed area is available at the
Nugget for anyone interested.
anct me prefect was iouna re
ported favorably upon.
Ask $15,000 More for Work
Councilman John Reader re
ported on the completion of the
Rural Development Agency proj
ect at the Nome School which was
under his supervision and present
ed an application for a request
for $15,000 more for additional
work at the school. The Council,
with only four members present,
voted down the application with
Reader, Harwood and Hedreen in
favor and Glavinovich opposed.
As the Council year is drawing
to a close, Mayor Dor. Hoover re
quested each Council committee to
submit a budget and recommenda
tions for the new Council to use
as a guide.
Councilman Carl Glavinovich
made recommendations on a more
economical patrol car to be con
sidered by the incoming Council
House Okays Changes
In Election Procedure
JUNEAU UP> —- A bill which
makes a number of procedural
changes in the conduct of state
elections passed the House 21-10
today and was sent to the Senate.
Among other things, the meas
ure would permit election boards
to stop counting ballots at mid
night on election night for a period
of not longer than eight hours.
It would prohibit any election
judge from working continuously
for more than 16 hours, or from 8
a.m. election day until midnight
that night, and require him to
suspend the count if no replace
ment for him is available.
The measure also would require
election materials to be locked
up when they are not under the I
immediate personal supervision of
election officials.
In cases of recounts, candidates
whose seats are in jeopardy would
be entitled to be present, or have 1
a representative present, during
the recount. If the difference be
tween two candidates is less than
.1 per cent of the total number of 1
votes cast, no deposit for the re- <
count would be required.
I A letter from Col. Wm. Geyser,
Asst. Administrator of FAA, re
ported on matters concerning the
airport which were not included
in the brochure prepared by FAA
in connection with the request for
the city to consider taking over
the airport. He also supplied the
data on landings and take offs of
military planes.
The Election Board members
were named for the municipal
i election on April 2. They are W.
W. Laws, Lois Mclver, Joyce
Tucker, Beverly Morgan and Em
ma Black.
Councilman Keith Hedreen re
ported on the need of a new fire
pumper which should supplement
the one they have which will cost
approximately $10,000. No action
was taken on the matter at this
time.
Welcomed to the meeting were
two students of the US. Govern
ment Class of Nome High School
Floyd Kugzruk and Dwight
Schnare accompanied by their in
structor Larry Bourger.
FAA Personnel From
Washington Due Here
Mr. Richard Slocum, chief of the
Budget Division of the Federal
Aviation Agency in Washington,
D.C., and Mr. B. J. Vierling, chief
of System Maintenance also from
Washington, will be in Nome today
on a familiarization trip through
the state coming from Cold Bay
and Aniak where they overnight
eC*They will he accompanied by
Richard Young, Regional Divi
sion chief from Anchorage; Nor
man Potosky, chief of the Budget
Division in Anchorage; Virgil
Knight, chief of Special Projects
and R. T. Williams, executive of
ficer.
A1 Hulen had planned to be with
the party but was taken ill while
>n the trip at Cold Bay and lias
'etumed to Anchorage.
A no-host hospitality hour has
>een planned by the Nome Cham
>er of Commerce from six to seven
>’clock tonight at the Sea view
loom in their honor.
Three Ordinances 1
A letter was received by Don I
Hoover, Mayor of Nome, and read I
at the Council meeting Monday |
concerning the application of Nome j
for a water and sewage project,
from Sen. Bob Bartlett of the con
gressional delegation which af
firms the original communication
from his office that Nome’s appli
cation would not be covered by
the Accelerated Public Works
funds as they were exhausted.
Sen. Bartlett included a com
plete list of all communities which
benefited by the funds from this
act ail of which were in other parts
of Alaska with the only allocation
for Northwestern Alaska going to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs for
construction of community centers
at Unalakleet and Cape Wooley
for $120,000. The total spent in
Alaska from the $400,000,000 Ac
celerated Public Works Act was
$4,672,266.
Credited to Northwestern Alaska
was $380,000 for repair to housing
at the Pribilof Islands under the
Department of Interior.
Sewer and sanitation projects
were included in many projects in
all other parts of the state, it was
stated.
A letter was also read concern
ing the project from HHFA, stat
ing that a feasibility study was ■
made of the engineering aspects of
the Nome water and sewage proj
ect by the University of Alaska
Will Face Voters
as well as a proposed new ordi
nance for persons applying for
chaueffeur’s licenses.
Q Cab Proposes Franchise
The Q Cab submitted a letter
for proposed franchises for each
of the two taxi companies operat
ing here with certain provisions
used in other cities. These mat
ters were turned over to the
Laws and Ordinance Committee
for study.
The Arctic Club requested per
mission for roping off Front St.
during the dog races and was
granted permission under super
vision of the Police Department.
Present Three Ordinances
The City Attorney, Tom Balone,
presented three ordinances: No.
414, for the change of the date of
city election; No. 415, three propo
sitions to be submited to the
voters; and No. 416, setting the
salary of the City Clerk at $800
a month.
Councilman Bob Harwood pre
sented the report of Health Officer
Dr. Robert Fenstermacher on the
water supply now used in Nome
and the need of chlorination as
asked by the state. He explained
how the water is checked at the
source as well as the method of
distribution. He stated that lists
of equipment needed to properly
chlorinate have been supplied to
the water suppliers.
Data on Airport