OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 24
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1963
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Newsman Charges
Administration Is
Managing the News
WASHINGTON The contro
versy over government manage
ment of the news sharpened today
as President Kennedy became the
target of a cannonade from an
elder statesman of journalism, Ar
thur Krock.
Krock, prize-winning newsman
of the New York Times, writes in
Fortune magazine that the admin
istration is managing the news, to
its own ends, with a cynicism, bold
ness and subtlety unparalleled in
peactime history.
The blame for whatever success
Kennedy has had in the effort
must rest with “the printed and
electronic press itself,” Krock says,
for the campaign is really aimed
at “managing the purveyors of the
news.”
The White House declined im
mediate comment. Latest word
from Kennedy on the subject came
last Thursday when he said at a
news conference that if his admin
istration is really trying to manage
the news “we have had very lim
ited success.”
One potent method Kennedy
uses, Krock writes, is “social flat
tery of Washington reporters and
commentators.” Another, he says is
“selective personal patronage” —
the granting of exclusive quotable
interviews which under preceding
administrations were a rarity.
“But Mr. Kennedy prefers,”
Krock writes, “the intimate back
ground briefings of journalists,
and their publishers, on a large
scale, from which members emerge
in a state of protracted enchant
ment evoked by the President’s
charm and the awesome aura of his
office.”
Krock charges that the weapon
of news management has been
used to “inflate success and gloss
over error” in the Cuban crisis;
that false impressions were given
last year that the budget would be
in balance, and that officials have
prevaricated on such subjects as
the balance-of-payments problem
which, Krock says, “is visibly
growing worse.”
Krock, 76, was chief of the New
York Times Washington bureau
from 1932 to 1953, and now writes
a column of news commentary for
the Times. He is the winner of two
Pulitzer Prizes and a citation equi
valent to a third.
He is a long-time friend of the
Kennedy family and says of the
President: “I am absolutely person
ally fond of him.”
GOPs REAFFIRM JOE McLEAN
FOR THE STATE SENATE
JUNEAU UP) — The Republican
State Central Committee wound
up its annual “legislative” meet
ing Saturday by re-affirming the
GOP’s stand for pre-registration
of voters on a statewide basis.
With State Chairman George
Cooper of Fairbanks presiding, the
GOP Central Committee also en
dorsed the stand of the Southeast
Republican organization on its
recommendation of Joe McLean,
Juneau, as the replacement for the
late Elton Engstrom in the State
Senate.
Appeal Would Require New Trial
JUNEAU (£>—Any case appealed
to Superior Court from Magistrate
Court would require a new trial,
before a jury if requested in the
appeal, under the provisions of a
bill, HB105, introduced in the
House by Reps. William Sanders
and Warren Taylor.
Four GOP Senators Defer
Action on Appointment
Of Elton Engstrom Jr.
JUNEAU (tf> — Gov. Wm. Egan’s
nomination of Elton Engstrom Jr.
of Juneau to replace his father in
the State Senate was read to the
upper chamber today.
Egan had announced late last
Friday, after the Senate adjourned
for the weekend, that he had ap
pointed young Engstrom to the
Senate.
After Egan’s letter was read, Sen.
John Coghill asked that action by
the four Republicans in the Senate
on the appointment be deferred
until a later date.
Under the law, the four Re
publicans have the right to ap
pi'ove or disapprove of Egan’s
nomination of a person to replace
Engstrom, a Juneau Republican
who died Jan. 30.
Young Engstrom is the second
person nominated by the governor
for the Senate vacancy. A previous
nomination of Albert White, also
of Juneau, was turned down by
Senate Republicans.
Libyan Quake Damages
Historic Town Tolemaide
BENGHAZI, Libya (/Pt — New
earth tremors struck the ancient
town of Tolemaide during the
night but it was not known today
whether there were any casualties.
Tolemaide, a town of about 500
people settled by the Greeks be
fore the birth of Christ, is 18 miles
from El Marj, where 261 died in an
earthquake last week.
In that shattered town, author
ities abandoned the search for
bodies and began making plans to
rebuild.
Thousands of homeless moved
forlornly into two encampments
being rushed up outside the town.
They settled down, 60 to 70 to a
tent, to await provision of new
homes.
The 20 per cent of El Marj’s
buildings still standing after the
quake Thursday night are too dan
gerous for habitation. The rest are
rubble.
Crowds of homeless still milled
around the center of town, waiting
to be directed to some kind of
living quarters.
Supreme Court Orders
Appeals Court Reconsider
Conviction of Hijacker
WASHINGTON «■> — The Sup
reme Court today ordered the U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in New
Orleans to reconsider its decision
upholding the conviction and life
sentence given Leon Bearden,, the
first man convicted as an airplane
hijacker.
The high tribunal told the Cir
cuit Court it should give Bearden
an opportunity to present oral ar
guments on the merits of his case,
either by himself or through an
attorney.
Bearden and his son Cody, then
16 years old, passengers in a Con
tinental Airlines jet transport over
New Mexico Aug. 31, 1961, pulled
guns and ordered the pilot to fly
to Cuba. The pilot said he did not
have enough fuel to fly to Cuba
and landed the jet at El Paso, Tex.
Federal, state and city officers
seized the plane and overpowered
the Beardens after they had been
in control for nine hours.
The father was sentenced in Fed
eral Court in El Paso to life im
prisonment on a kidnaping charge,
to five years for stealing a plane,
and 20 years for obstructing inter
state commerce by robbery. Cody
Bearden was sentenced to a federal
correctional institution until he is
121. He did not appeal
House Authorizes
$363 Million More
For RS70 Program
WASHINGTON U?i — The House
Armed Services Committee ap
proved a $15.8 billion military au
thorization bill today — including
$363 million to step up the con
troversial RS-70 Reconnaissance
Strike plane program.
Chairman Carl Vinson said the
extra money would pay for con
struction of two more RS-70’s,
which the administration doesn’t
want to build.”
“We felt it was our duty to put
it in,” Vinson said. But he said
the committee only authorized the
extra funds, and did not order the
Pentagon to spend the money.
The Pentagon now plans to con
struct three of the 2,000-mile-an
hour planes. The first is to be test
flown late this spring.
The commitee also voted extra
funds for the Navy to build two
more attack submarines. That in
creases the fiscal 1964 program
from the six subs approved by
the Pentagon to the eight sought
by the Navy.
Vinson said the committee ac
tions increased the military pro
| curement and research bill by
$497,700,000.
The RS70 is a reworked version
of the B70 bomber the Air Force
formerly wanted as a main wea
pon. The new version would be
equippvu 10 reconnouer over en
emy territory after a missile at
tack and strike, that is attack, an>
remaining targets.
Vinson said the Pentagon ap
pears to be putting more emphasii
on missiles at the expense of man
ned weapons systems.
“This is a dangerous course and
one which the committee intends
to do everything in its power tc
stop,” he said.
Clothes Rationing
Starts In Cuba Today
HAVANA (jP) — Prime Minister
Fidel Castro’s brother Raul admits
that Cubans would be starving if
it were not for aid from the
Soviet Union.
“There are difficulties in our
country,” he said in a ceremony
Saturday night commemorating
the 45th anniversary of the Soviet
Army.
Just what aid the food - short
Soviet Union is sending was not
disclosed.
The younger Castro also announ
ced that citizens of Havana would
go on clothes rationing today. This
indicated a drastic shortage of cot
ton and other lightweight clothing.
Senate Resoundingly
Defeats Liberal Challenge
To Democrat Leadership
WASHINGTON <#>—'The Senate
buried today a liberal challenge to
its Democratic leadership.
It did so by rejecting a pro
posal by Sen. Joseph Clark, D-Pa.,
to override the Democratic Steer
ing Committee and increase the
Finance Committee from 11 Demo
crats and six Republicans to 14
Democrats and 7 Republicans.
The overwhelming roll call de
feat on this proposal paved the
way for approval of both Demo
cratic and Republican assignments
to major committees and a long
delayed start on legislative busi
ness.
Clark’s proposal was defeated,
68 to 17.
Dr. Roland Lombard Wins
Anchorage Rendezvous
Sled Dog Championship
ANCHORAGE W — Dr. Roland
Lombard, Wayland, Mass., veter
inarian, won the Anchorage Fur
Rendezvous world championship
sled dog race yesterday. It was
the first time he won it and the
sixth time he had tried.
Lombard won all three 25-mile
heats, completing the 75 miles in
five hours, 13 minutes and 17
seconds. Bergman San of Huslia,
was second in the three-day event.
His over-all time was 5:28.10.
The Massachusetts veterinarian
won $2,500 of the $7,500 prize
money. Sam got $1,600.
George Attla, also of Huslia, the
defending champion finished third
at 5:34.17.
Blodgett Advocates
Cape Lisburne-Teller
Railroad Connection
JUNEAU — Rep. Robert
Blodgett believes that Northwest
ern Alaska’s development would
be speeded if the state granted
land to corporations for construc
tion of common-carrier railroads.
The representative is asking that
the state be given permission tc
do this in a bill, HR 2, which h«
has introduced.
While the bill does not desig
nate a particular area, Blodget
s * ' «=*
■ said he is “opening the way” for
■ such a railroad to be built in
r Northwestern Alaska from Cape
Lisburne coal fields to the deep
■ sea harbor of Teller.
; Blodgett said such a railroad
would pass through the Kobuk
copper district and areas rich in
jade and asbestos.
“There’s tin and beryllium at
Lost River, graphite above Teller,”
the legislator claimed. “Name the
mineral and it’s there.”
The legislator said he felt his
bill, if approved, would be “a most
substantial inducement to railroad
and mining industrialists who
would give serious consideration
to the possibilities and potentional
of such a railroad.”
“The entire populace of the area
would benefit directly or indirect
ly,” he said.
posiuve cuternauves.
The President said his proposal
would promote the kind of econ
omic growth that could add $5,000
to the income of the average
American family during the next
10 years. That would be an aver
age annual earnings increase of
$500 a family.
Kennedy acknowledged his tax
bill “is now under attack from
both the left and right.”
But the attackers, he said, “are
under some obligation to put for
ward a solution of their own” to
the growth-rate problem if they
don’t like his idea of cutting taxes
by $10.2 billion during the next
three years.
He also had sharp words for
those who want to lower taxes,
provided they reap the biggest
benefits.
Pope John Tells
Journalists to Work
Towards Unity of Men
VATICAN CITY UP) — Pope John
XXIII told journalists Friday to
work always toward the unity of
men and not toward division.
The Pope spoke to the directors
of the Italian Press Club and the
Foreign Press Club of Rome at
an audience.
Discussing press freedom and
journalistic morality, Pope John
said:
“For all, there comes the moment
of leaving this place of earthly
residence to render an account of
one’s own works. Each of you
should be able to say: I have open
ed no furrows of division or of
difference; I have not confronted
any immortal soul with suspicion
and with fear: I have been open,
loyal, faithful; I have looked with
eyes of brotherly sympathy even
upon those who do not share my
ideals, in order not to impede the
coming in due time the great de
sign of providence which even il
slowly, will be able to bring men
nearer to the divine plane and
command of Jesus: “Ut uhum
sint’—that all may be one.”
50-Miler John Trent
Hikes to Safety and Back
In 19 Hours, 4 Minutes
John Trent of FAA is Nome’s
first “New Frontier” 50 - miler
having completed a trip yesterday
which took him 19 hours and four
minutes and from Nome to Safety
and return. He is reported to have
run the last quarter mile to his
home in the FAA area.
Mr. Trent wore a cloth parka
and black Navy oxfords on his
feet and states that the trail was
rather icy and it snowed most of
the time.
He stayed on the road until he
reached Cape Nome where he had
a coffee break with Arthur Trigg
who lives there. He then took off
across the Bering Sea ice to Safety
where he left a note that he had
reached there as 2:30 pjn.
For rations he carried corned
beef, peanut butter sandwiches,
grapefruit juice and cookies.
On the return trip Mr. Trent
stayed on the road all the way.
He was supported by FAA friends
who kept track of him from a
vehicle. He carried an extra parka
of red which he planned to put on.
if he ran into difficulty and needed
assistance.
Kennedy Wants
A $10-BilUon Tax
Cut This Year
WASHINGTON — President
Kennedy made it clear today he
wants Congress to vote a tax cut
of at least $10 billion this year—
even if it abandons the tax re
visions he has proposed.
Addressing an economic growth
symposium sponsored by the
American Bankers Assn., Kennedy
said Congress might conclude that
a straight cut in tax rates without
revisions would be simplest and
best.
The President strongly indicated
that he woud not balk at such a
turn of events.
In fact, Kennedy said, Congress
might decide on a tax rate cut
of $13 billion.
At another point, he said, “if
we’re going to do this, we might
as well do it right or not at all.”
All these remarks came during
an unscheduled question and
answer session following a major
address in which Kennedy used
blunt words to reply to critics of
his tax cut package.
The ABA symposium coincided
with the 100th anniversary of the
founding of the National Banking
I System.
1 In his prepared remarks, Ken
1 nedy said critics of his tax pro
I posals have an obligation to offer