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“FARTHEST WEST NEWSPAPER IN THE 50 STATES”
(rilh Year No. 88
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1963
Per Copy 15C
SEN. GRUENING
Urges FJK Declare
Western Alaska
Disaster Area
WASHINGTON — President
Kennedy was urged today by Sen.
Ernest Gruening to declare West
ern Alaska a disaster area because
of a greatly reduced salmon run
in Bristol Bay.
“Ten thousand American citi
zens are facing hunger verging
on starvation and the unrelieved
cold of our Alaska winter because
their government has failed them,”
Gruening said in a telegram to the
President.
The senator also urged efforts
to improve treaty relations with
Japan and other nations to con
serve the salmon resource.
“Vigorous action is needed,”
Gruening said. “It is needed now.
The federal government has a
responsibility to take that action.”
The salmon simply failed to come
in this year, the senator said, add
ing:
“I say simply because the ca
lamity is no mystery of nature
but rather one which is readily
explained by the folly of man and
his government.”
Gruening said that through 1959
the commercial fisheries of Alaska
‘hvere managed (perhaps I should
say mismanaged) by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the Interior
Department.”
“Throughout more than half a
century of federal supervision un
der this and its predecessor agen
cies we saw a gradual, a steady
and finally an alarming deple
tion of the great salmon resource
of Alaska. Despite repeated at
tempts by the people of Alaska
through their territorial legislature
and congressional delegates to take
over administration of the fisher
ies and arrest the frightening de
cline, the federal bureaucracy held
on to the fishery to the end, till
statehood freed this resource for
management by the state govern
ment.
“That is past history, and it is
a history which has a direct and
tragic consequence in the disaster
which has occurred on Bristol Bay
this year.”
He said “failure of the federal
administrators of Alaska’s com
bercial fisheries to allow adequate
escapement of parent fish” in 1958
and 1959 resulted in the weak re
turn of 1963.
Concerning takes by foreign
fisheries, Gruening said that in
creasingly over the last 15 years,
the red salmon of Alaska have been
caught far offshore in the nets
of foreign fishermen, mainly Ja
panese.
“Admittedly we do not own the
oceans,” he added, “but enlight
ened human beings should be able
to perfect some better system than
to permit the historic and vital
resource of one people to be de
stroyed by citizens of friendly na
tions.”
Gruening said he is asking that
all of Western Alaska, including
Bristol Bay and lower Kuskokwim
regions, be declared a disaster area,
and that a federal coordinator of
relief and rehabilitation be de
signed for that area.
The Weather Forecast: Variable
cloudiness with little change in
temperature.
In the past 24 hours: highest
temp. 51, lowest 45. Sunrise at 2:41
a.m., sunset at 9:33 p.m.
A year ago today: high temp. 58,
low 48.
Palzer Requests TV Time
To Air Feelings Toward
State Administration
ANCHORAGE UP — The deposed
concessionaire of the Alaska Ma
rine Highway system apparently
hopes to air his feelings toward
the state administration in a tele
vision broadcast.
Chris Palzer, fired by the state
as concession operator for the fer
ry system, applied for television
time on KENI-TV here, but later
canceled the show, a spokesman
for the station said.
Palzer applied to the station in
person, the spokesman said, but
later indicated some political fig
ures he had hoped to have with
him on the show were unavailable
for the appearance.
Palzer could not be reached for
comment.
Eleven Airlines Approve
Special Fare System to
Attract Foreign Tourists
WASHINGTON UP — Eleven
local-service airlines and Alaska
Airlines have filed with the Civil
Aeronautics Board a special sys
tem-wide fare designed to en
courage travelers from abroad to
visit more U.S. tourist attractions.
For a fare of $100 effective Sept.
1, the foreign traveler may fly
as much as he wishes on that par
ticular airline for a 15-day period.
For $220 a system-wide ticket
good for 45 days is available.
Family members accompanying
the head of the family may travel
at a 15-day fare of $50 and a 45
day fare of $100.
Eligibility is limited to persons
living more than 100 miles beyond
the border of the United States.
Tickets must be purchased not
later than 30 days after arrival in
this country. A free baggage al
lowance of 66 pounds is provided.
In addition to Alaska Airlines,
the companies proposing the “Visit
USA” fares include Allegheny,
Washington, D.C.; Bonanza, Las
Vegas, Nev.; Central, Ft. Worth,
Tex.; Frontier, Denver; Mohawk,
Utica, N.Y.; North Central, Min
neapolis; Ozark, St. Louis; Pied
mont, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Paci
fic, San Francisco; Southern, Bir
mingham, Ala.: and West Coast,
Seattle.
Back to a Dog's Life . . .
TUCSON, Ariz. UP — Star, a
6-year-old Weimaraner, has lost
his air conditioned station wagon,
his silver eating dishes and a $300
a month caretaker.
After three months and $7,061
of luxury, the pampered pooch is
going back to a dog’s life.
The decision came when Tucson
attorney Martin Rogers announced
in Superior Court that he would
resign as executor of the estate of
Mrs. Olivia Kuhlmann, the ani
mal’s late mistress.
Mrs. Kuhlmann’s will said that
Rogers was to use “sufficient
funds” of the $62,885 estate to care
for Star.
The remainder, upon Star’s
death is to go to Sol Rosenbloom,
Tucson, and Mrs. Mayme and Mrs.
Wm. Walsh of University City, Mo.
As residual heirs, they filed suit
to remove Rogers as executor. They
said he was too extravagant in
caring for Star.
The case came to an abrupt
end Tuesday when Rogers said
the case has affected his practice
and his family in such a way he
thought it best to step aside.
The court will appoint a special
administrator to care for Star and
handle the estate.
Test Ban Treaty
Reported Ready
For Signing
MOSCOW IP — After nearly
a whole day of negotiations, the
nuclear test ban treaty was re
ported completed today and prob
ably will be initialed Thursday.
Efforts to get the agreement to
day apparently were held up by
prolonged discussions over the non
aggression pact wanted by the Rus
sians but which cannot be nego
tiated by the British and American
delegations here.
Earlier, Premier Khrushchev
said a “radical turn toward a better
international climate” could result
from signing the agreement.
As quoted by Tass, Khrushchev
again tied the test ban closely but
not directly to a non-aggression
pact.
Experts went into session early
this morning to discuss apparently
some last minute questions raised
by the Russians in a telephone call
last night.
But the treaty was reported in
final form, awaiting initialing by
j the leaders of the delegation, and
perhaps by Khrushchev, or in his
presence.
A meeting will be held tomor
row to discuss further the non
aggression proposal of Khrushchev
because the American delegation
is anxious to take back to Wash
ington a full report on what is
wanted.
Nixon Stands His Ground
Against Red Hecklers
In East Berlin Today
BERLIN Iff!—Richard M. Nixon
stood his ground against heckling
Communists in East Berlin today
and shook hands with Germans
caged behind the Red-built wall
cutting this city in half.
The former Vice President was
trailed by five carloads of Com
munists — security agents and
newsmen — who tried repeatedly
to provoke him and embroil him
in arguments.
Nixon walked through the wall
from Checkpoint Charlie, the U.S.
control point where American and
Soviet tanks confronted each other
at the height of the Berlin crisis
in October 1961. He returned to
West Berlin 3V^ hours later. He
was accompanied by his wife and
two daughters.
“Of all the Communist cities I
have visited — Moscow, Budapest
and Warsaw—East Berlin has the
least freedom and the most police
surveillance,” Nixon said.
“The wall makes it a prison. In
Warsaw, Budapest and even in
Moscow, people were not afraid to
speak out, but in East Berlin they
are even afraid to say ‘it's a warm
day’”
Nixon entered East Berlin with
a U.S. diplomatic passport so as to
minimize the controls he would be
subjected to by Communist guards.
Such passports are issued to for
mer Presidents and Vice Presi
dents who desire them.
RAT BAIT STATIONS
BEING SET UP IN TOWN
Rat bait stations are being set up
throughout the community and
parents of children are warned to
keep small children away from
dark red painted gallon cans in
which the bait will be put. The
cans will be placed in spots which
should not be accessible to chil
dren. There will be 12 stations in
town and some at the city dump,
advised Councilman Bob Harwood.
Teamster Official
Calls for Atty. Gen.
R. Kennedy to Resign
WASHINGTON <JP! — A Team
sters Union official said today
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy has
designed the administration’s civil
rights program for his ’’personal
desires and ambitions.”
Sidney Zagri, legislative counsel
for the union, said the entire pro
gram is intended to help President
Kennedy win re-election. He call
ed for Robert Kennedy to resign
as Attorney General.
Zagri’s prepared testimony be
fore a House subcommittee was
principally criticism of the Attor
ney General, long a foe of Team
sters President James Hoffa.
Three churchmen supporting the
program said segregation is im
moral and ‘‘racism is blasphemy
against God.” They represented
Protestant, Roman Catholic and
Jewish groups.
Dr. Eugene Carson Blake,
spokesman for the trio, told a
House Judiciary subcommittee in
prepared testimony that “we are
in the midst of a social revolution.
Please God it will remain a social
revolution and not degenerate into
civil chaos.”
Dr. Blake, chief executive offi
cer of the United Presbyterian
Church, was arrested earlier this
month in a Maryland anti-segrega
tion demonstration.
The subcommittee was one of
three congressional groups hear
ing testimony favoring the Presi
dent’s broad program to outlaw
segregation in all major areas of
public life.
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, in
his fourth trip to Congress in be
half of legislation, went before the
Senate Judiciary Committee where
he faced a hostile audience of
southern senators headed by chair
man James Eastland, (D-Miss.).
State Plans Trophy
Fish Award Program
JUNEAU UP — The State Di
vision of Sport Fish lias announced
the establishment of a trophy fish
award program in an effort to
record all trophy size fish caught
in state waters.
Alex McRea, Director of the di
vision, said trophy certificates of
award will be given to anglers
catching fish above minimum
weights set for different species.
Annual certificates of award will
be presented to fishermen sub
mitting the heaviest fish in each
category during any calendar year.
To be eligible for awards, fish
must be caught by rod, reel and
line in compliance with all state
fishing regulations and must be
weighed in the presence of one of
25 certifying officers named from
various sections of the state.
Any of the following are eligible
for entry in the program if they
meet or exceed the accompanying
minimum weights:
Rainbow/Steelhead Trout, 15
pounds; Cutthroat Trout. 6; Dolly
Varden. Arctic Char, 10; Eastern
Brook Trout, 5; Lake Trout, 20;
King Salmon, 50; Silver Salmon,
18; Red Salmon, 12; Chum Salmon,
16; Pink Salmon, 8; Grayling, 3;
Pike, 20; Sheefish, 30; and Halibut. I
110.
Special Meeting Tonight
There will be a special meeting
of the City Council and the Nome
Planning Commission this evening
at 7:30 at City Hall for a review'
of the water and sewer project,
due to recent developments.
Demo Governors
Cancel Support of
Medicare for Aged
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MIAMI BEACH. Fla. •■P — A
Democratic - controlled committee
r»f the 55th annual Governors’ Con
ference acted today to cancel its
endorsement of President Ken
nedy’s program of health care for
the elderly.
Representing the four Republi
cans on the group, Gov. Mark Hat
field of Oregon prepared a minor
ity report calling for expansion of
the Kerr-Mills program of federal
state aid for needy elderly persons.
Hatfield wrote anti-discrimina
tion provisions into his report in
an effort to bring the civil rights
fight back to the floor of the con
ference.
The governors by-passed any
positive civil rights action bv vot
ing yesterday to instruct their ex
ecutive committee to cooperate
with Kennedy in a further study
in this field.
Cancellation of the endorsement
of the President’s health care pro
gram seemed to indicate some dis
cussion among the Democrats on
the Social Security method of fi
nancing it.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson
told the governors at their formal
state dinner last night public lead
ers could not keep their trust “by
exploiting the civil rights issue for
partisan ends or discouraging it3
resolution for personal advantage.”
“There can be no Democratic
answer, no White House or state
house answer, no 1964 answer, but
only a responsible American an
swer achieved by all of us, at all
levels, working together all of the
time for and with the people.”
Only a few hours earlier, the De
mocrats had blitzed Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller and other Republican
executives at the climax of a three
day fight to put the governor’s
conference on record as favoring
strong civil rights action.
Taking advantage of their 3-1
margin, the Democrats rolled over
the Republicans who were threat
ening to steal their publicity
thunder on the civil rights ques
tion.
A motion to instruct the con
ference executive committee to
give priority to civil rights in its
operations in the next year won
by a 38-3 vote.
Democratic Govs. Wallace of
Alabama. Barnett of Mississippi,
and Russell of South Carolina
voted “no.”
Labor Committee Okays
Kennedy's Peace Corps
WASHINGTON oF — Labor
Committee has approved President
Kennedy's request to establish a
5,000 - member domestic Peace
Corps.
The measure, which the commit
tee cleared Tuesday without dis
sent. would authorize $5 million
for the National Service Corps for
its first year. The program would
start with no more than 300 men
and women volunteers and build
up to a maximum of 5,000 in three
years.
The members would receive $75
a month for working on such proj
ects as improving conditions in
slums, Indian reservations and
among migratory farm workers,
and assisting the elderly, the dis
abled, the mentally ill and the
mentally retarded.
The measure now goes to the
full Senate for debate.