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VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,657
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1950
MKMRER ASSOCIATED TRESS
PRICE TEN CENTM
U.N.-Korean Defense Line Blazes Into Action
WOMAN M. D.
NABBED, HELD
AS KIDNAPER
Child Found Unharmed
But Drugged, Suffer
ing from Exposure
SANTA FE, N. M. Nov. 13—UP)—A
suicide guard kept watch all night j
over 43-year-old Nancy Campbell— !
Yale-trained woman doctor charg- j
ed with kidnaping a rich contractor’s j
nine-year-old daughter.
Dr. Campbell—dressed in men’s
clothes—was caught red-handed
Saturday night when she reached
for $20,000 ransom cash and 30 hid
den FBI agents and police rushed
her in the darkness.
“I’m only a go-between!” they said
she shouted as they hurtled into
her, thinking she was a man.
Find Victim
But in her yellow convertible only
a few feet away they found her bed- j
raggled victim—Linda Stamm. The j
little girl was groggy from a dose j
of sleeping medicine and chilled :
from exposure to the 9-degree above |
zero temperature, but otherwise un- |
harmed.
Later, after they found two more i
ransom rotes and a 25-calibre pistoj j
in the woman’s pockets, the FBI j
said she admitted luring the child j
away Friday from the Stamm’s ranch !
estate in the wooded outskirts of j
Santa Fe.
Dr. Campbell, who has a four- j
year-old adopted son, Rufus, said
she was beset with debts and un
paid bills and worried about her eld
erly parents, both injured in an
auto crash last month.
Kidnapping Charge
She was formally chargely with
kidnapping last night and held un
der $25,000 bond. If convicted, she
would face from five years in pri
son to death in the electric chair
under New Mexico’s severe kidnap '
law.
Linda’s mother, 32-year-old Mrs.
Allen Stamm, was shocked to find
the admitted kidnaper was the same
respected women’s specialist who
had delivered her second son, Craig
Stamm, just two years ago.
But after her 30-hour ordeal she
had little sympathy for Dr. Camp
bell.
“I hope she will never be free
again to bring to others what she
has brought to us in heartaches and
worry,” she said.
(Continued on Page Twc)
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Copyright, into, by Bell Byaolcate. Ine.l
By DREW PEARSON
WAsHINGTON—Despite the slim
Democratic margin in the new
Congress, a little personal friction
cropped up between the President
and his Congressional leaders one
day after election over the question
of calling Congress back before
Thanksgiving.
Vice President Barkley even weht
so far as to serve notice that he
would ignore any early call of
Congress and stay home. This no
tice was served on the President
through Senate Secretary Les Bif
fle, who talked to Barkley at his
home in Paducah, Ky., then to
Truman on the Presidential yacht
Williamsburg.
Other Senate leaders—majority
leader Scott Lucas of Illinois and
Republican leader Ken Wherry of
Nebraska—also passed word through
Biffle that that they were dead
set against an early session. This
could be the beginrfing of a serious
feud between the President and
Congress.
The President, however, was non
commital. All he told Biffle was
.that he wanted to talk the matter
ever personally with the leaders
before making his decision
The message which Barkley sent
was that he needed a vacation and
intended to take it, no matter what
Truman decided. The Vice Pres
ident complained that he was worn
out from iris whirlwind campaign
tour, which included three to five
speeches daily and a phenomenal
windup of 14 speeches on the day
before election.
Wherry, phoning Biffle from his
home in Pawnee City, Neb., also
reported that he expected to take
(Continued on Pag& Four)
k. •
NEW FOREIGN
AID PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED
Revision, Domestic Poli
cies May Be Urged by
President Truman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—(A1)—A
blueprint for a vast new American
foreign aid program, including ec
onomic help to western Europe be
yond the scheduled end of the Mar
shal Plan, was made public by
the Administration last night.
It probably will form the basis
for President Truman's foreign ec
onomic recommendations to the
new Congress next year.
The Chief Executive made public
a global survey of economic pros
pects and American aid in the light
of the Communist threat and the
western rearmament program. The
survey calls for far-reaching dev
elopments in American policy to
provide help running into billions
of dollars over the next few years
—perhaps $8,000,000,000 or more.
Prepared by Gray
Mr. Truman released the report
prepared by former Secretary of the
Army Gordon Gray, as a document
deserving “the attention and study”
of the American people. But admin
istration officials said there is no
doubt that its main recommenda
tions will largely shape the Presi
dent’s foreign economic proposal in
his State of the Union message to
Congress in January.
In the main. Gray proposed action
along three lines:
1. Foreign assistance—a vastly ex
panded U. S. aid program carrying
billions not only for Europe but
also for under-developed areas—
Africa, Asia and Latin America—
and administered by single agencies
in Washington.
To Cost Billions
The amount of economic assis
tance they will need remains to be
figured out, but at one point Gray’s
advisers tentatively estimated the
cost at $1,500,000,000 to $2,000,000,
000 a year. Meanwhile, the U. S. in
cooperation with International bank
would also undertake a loan and
grant program for the underdev
eloped areas totalling at least $1,
100,000,000 a year, far beyond any
thing previously planned.
2. Domestic economic policies—
drastic revision of American tariff,
shipping, agricultural and other in
ternal policies which Gray describ
ed as conflicting with this coountry’s
foreign economic policies aimed at
helping friendly nations produce and
sell more goods for dollars.
3. Conditions of aid—The Gray
report takes the line that the Uni
ted States, using aid agreements
and distribution as a lever, should
continue to insist on high perfor
mance by other nations in carrying
their share of the load.
IANNeU rKUn MJN
OF HAWAII, HOLDENS
RETURN TO JUNEAU
Tanned from three weeks of Ha
waiian sunshine, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
B. Holden returned to Juneau by
Pan American Sunday.
The Holdens left Juneau two
months ago, went directly to Mayo
31inic in Rochester, from there to
New Ycrk. While east they visited
their son, Sandy, in school in
Pennsylvania.
‘‘We can’t say enough about Ha
waii as a place to rest. It is as
beautiful, peaceful and restful as j
we had hoped—but hardly dared to
believe,’’ Mrs. Holden said. “And
Pan American service and the Stra
iociipper flight was perfect.”
Holden is one of the managers
of Alaska Coastal Airlines.
ARC ENGINEER COMPLETES
SURVEY METLAKATLA ROAD
Survey of the Alaska Road Com
mission road on Annette Island
from Metlakatla, 15 miles to Walden
Point, has been completed by John
C. Fox, ARC engineer at Haines
who has been engaged on this pro
ject.
Fox is now in Juneau for a few
days in conference with ARC of
ficials and completing plans for the
final survey map of the road. He
will finish this work in Haines dur
ing the winter months.
U. N. Plans 3
Way Program
To Offer Reds
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LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 13 — Oft —
The United Nations mounted a
three-pronged diplomatic offensive
today, seeking to neutralize Com
munist China and to prevent the
Korean campaign from exploding
into World War III.
On the eve of the departure from
Peiping of a Red delegation to the
Security Council, diplomats moved
swiftly to keep the war localized.
The basic strategy was to re
assure Chinese Communist leaders
that U. N. forces had no designs
on their territory, would not inter
fere with China’s supply of electric
power from North Korean dams
and would build a united, demo- j
cratic, independent Korea which j
would present no threat to China.
This was combined With a clear j
warning, however, that continued
Red Chinese intervention in Ko
rea would lead to drastic action.
The U. N.’s strategy was applied
in these three directions:
1. Australia’s Janies Plimsoll, a
member of the seven-nation Kor
ean commission, flew to Korea to
be available, with other commis
sion members, in case Peiping
wanted to negotiate a border settle
ment.
2. The General Assembly’s 60-na
tion economic and social commit
tees, to joint session, pushed a plan
for the post-war rehabilitation and
relief of Korea.
3. Security Council members con
tinued private discussions on im
plementing the main strategic line
—first made public in a resolution
it Friday’s meeting—and on what
attitude to take when the Chinese
Reds arrive.
COURT CONVENES
THIS MORNING;
SHORT SESSION
The U. S. District Court was con
vened at 10 o’clock this morning
by Judge George W. Folta for, a
scheduled two and one half days
session.
This morning the Court heard the j
case of the New England Fish Com
pany and Ward’s Cove Packing
Company representing themselves
and others against the Alaska Em
ployment Security Commission. The
hearing was concluded at the close
of the morning session.
Court reconvened at 1:15 o’clock
this afternoon to hear several di
vorce cases. Hearing of the motion
calendar has been set for 1:30 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Folta plans to leave Wed
nesday for Anchorage to assist
Judge Anthony J. Dimond with the
Third Division Court session. He re
turned to Juneau Saturday from
Ketchikan where he presided over ■
the fall term of court which con- !
vened there September 26.
FAILURE TO PAY
FOR MEALS NETS
CHASE, CHARGES
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13—(JP)—Stanley
B. Gallat, 25 failed to pay a 60
cent restaurant check yesterday.
Police followed him in a 15-mile
chase through five suburbs, leaving
a trail of battered cars. The fugi
tive’s car was punctured with 23
police bullets.
Before Gallat was subdued in his
home, a police car was wrecked,
five autos sideswiped, six policemen
hurt.
St. Louis County Hospital treated
three broken noses, black eyes,
bruises, cuts and abrasions from
the tussle. Gallat was charged with
resisting arrest, assault, destruction
of property—and traffic violations.
“He’s a very nice guy, cfuiet, al
ways well behaved,” said Gallat's
landlady.
STEAMERMOViMENTS
Denali from Seattle scheduled to
arrive at 5:30 o’clock this after
noon.
Princess Louise from Vancouver
due tomorrow afternoon or eve
ning.
Baraoof scheduled to sail from'
Seattle Friday. ,
AMERICA
MUST BE
STRONG
Secretary Finletter, on Al
aska Tour, Discusses
War Situation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 13
OP)—America must be strong both
in the continental United States
and Alaska, Air Force Secretary
Thomas F. Finletter told an Armis
tice Day gathering here.
Finletter and Assistant Army Se
cretary Earl D. Johnson are making
an inspection tour of Alaska defens
es.
"We have been driven into a
threat of war yet I say there still is
hope,” he declared.
Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner, Al
aska Command Chief, warned:
“Alaska is a strategic spot in the
present world crisis. A weak Alaska
will mean falling our men on the
other side of the world. The people
of Alaska may be the first to meet
enemy aggression.
“You Alaskans must work with
the military as you have in the
past for you are the United States.
Alaska must be strong, for armed
weakness is an invitation to an
aggressor and a prelude to disaster.”
Johnson pointed to the succese of
the Alaska command as exemplify
ing the progress of the armed forces
unification program.
PAST YEAR SHOWS
BIGGEST BUSINESS,
PAN AM IN ALASKA
i
Pan American World Airways has
experienced its biggest business
from the standpoint of the num
ber of passengers carried in Al
aska during the past year, accord
ing to John White, regional direc
tor at Seattle who is in Juneau
for a few days to confer with staff
members in the local Pan American
office.
The biggest increase White said, is
shown in the business developed by
the Alaska Coastal Airlines of Ju
neau and the Ellis Airlines of
Ketchikan and credit is given them
for their excellent achievement in I
this field in the past several months, j
White said the company figures
show that approximately 44,000 pas
sengers were carried in Alaska dur
ing the past year. The largest per
centage of travel has been between
Seattle and Alaska but an increase
has also been shown in inter-Al
aska passenger travel.
Unusual for this time of the year,
the regional director pointed out,
is the fact that the large passenger
business carried out in the past sea
son is continuing into the winter
months. Reservations for the next
several weeks show a marked in
crease over those of previous years
at this season.
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TAXES DUE
• The City Clerk’s office will re
main open until 6 o’clock tomorow
and Wednesday to receive Juneau
City taxes, C. L. Popejoy, City Clerk,
announced today.
Taxes become delinquent after
Nov. 15, he pointed out.
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WEATHER REPORT •
Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
ending 6:20 o'clock this mornlns *
In Juneau—Maximum, 39; •
minimum, 20. •
At Airport—Maximum, 39; •
minimum. 13. • |
•
FORECAST • I
(Juneau and Vicinity) •
*
Fair tonight and Tues- •
day. Lowest temperature to- •
night about 20 degrees in Ju- •
neau and low as 10 in outly- •
ing areas. Highest Tuesday •
near 26. •
•
PRECIPITATION •
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m toda> •
City of Juneau—.15 inches •
since Nov. 1—3.99 inches: •
since July 1—33.02 inche •
At Airport—.09 inches; •
since Nov. 1—1.95 inches • j
since July J.—23 inches. •
••••••••••j
Polio Serum Arrives
¥
... . I
A package of serum to be used In treating Nina Warren, 17, daughter of Gov. Earl Warren of California
who was stricken with infantile paralysis is delivered to Supt. Fred R. Murphy (left) of Sutter Hos
pital, Sacrametno, by Edward J. Paterson, State Policeman. The serium was flown by commercial airliner
from Chicago to San Francisco and picked up by a California National Guard plane for the belancc of
the trip to Sacramento. </P) Wirephoto.
EARLY MEET
OF CONGRESS
UP IN AIR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—(.fl—The
White House said today President
Truman still has not deoided
whether to ask that Congress meet
earlier than Nov. 27, the date it
set for reconvening.
Charles G. Ross, the President’s
press secretary, told newsmen he
does not expect a decision today.
He said Mr. Truman probably will
hold further long distance tele
phone talks with Congressional
leaders before making up his mind.
"The matter is just where it was
the last time I talked to you," Ross
said. “Up in the air?” a reporter
asked.
"Yes,” Ross replied.
NAVY SECY.
MATTHEWS
IS ON TOUR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—Oft—Se
cretary of the Navy Matthews left
last night on a 20-day inspection
tour of U. S. Naval activities in the
Pacific and Far East.
His plane took off for Pearl Har
bor, first stop, at 11:35 p.m., EST.
The Navy said Matthews will con
fer with Gen. Douglas MacArthur,
United Nations commander in the
Far East, while on his tour.
The Secretary will stop at Pearl
Harbor, Guam, the Philippines, Ok
inawa and Tokyo. Then he will go to
Korea to inspect “Naval activities
in the forward area and observe
operations of ships of the U. S. 7th
Fleet.”
Matthews is due back here Dec.
I. He will return from Tokyo via
the Aleutians and Alaska.
In addition to conferring with i
MacArthur, Matthews will meet
tvith various Navy officials enroute.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 13—Ofl—Closing
luotation of Alaska Juneau mine '
stock today is 2%, American Can I
100%, American Tel and Tel 151%, i
Anaconda 36%, Doug. Aircraft 83%,*
3eneral Electric 49'% General Mo
ors 52%, Goodyear 60, Kennecott
>9%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8%,
Northern Pacific 27%. Standard Oil
>f California 78, Twentieth Century
22, U. S. Steel 40%.
Sales today were 1,630.000 shares.!
Averages today are as follows: in
iustrials 229.42, rails 6746, utilities
10.79.
KETCHIKAN VISITORS
Dr. R. M. MacKenzie and daugh
er from Ketchikan are stopping at
he Baranof Hotel.
%
Taft fells
Why Gopers
Won Out
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Says Public Lost Confid
ence in Public Policy
Whaf'sComingUp
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 — (A5) —
Senator Tait (R Ohio) said today
that lack of public confidence in
President Truman's foreign policy
helped Republicans In last Tues
day’s Congressional elections.
Taft told more than 125 reporters
at a news conference that the
major problems of the next Con
gress will be to decide how big a
military program is needed for the
country, "where we will get the
money and how we shall prevent
inflation."
Calling for a Congressional re
view of proposed 'military aid to
Western Europe, the Ohio senator
said he believes such aid must be
given but wants Congress to'assess
the situation before it acts.
The senator, who classes himself
as available—but not a candidate—
for the 1952 Republican Presiden
tial nomination, teturned from his
owr. victory at the polls amid signs
that some GOP reorganization may
be in order.
He is expected to confer with
party leaders during a brief stay
in the capital.
FROM FAIRBANKS
C. W. Molzer of Fairbanks is
registered at the Gastineau Hotel. |
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CONTRACTOR HERE
Martin Anderson, Seattle con
tractor, is stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
FROM MT. EDGECUMBE
Fred R. Geeslin of Mt. Edgecumbe
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM HAINES
Richard L. Aukerman and son of
Haines are at the Baranof Hotel.
SYRE HERE
R. L. Syre of Bellingham, Wash.,
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM PETERSBURG
Earl Benitz of Petersburg is stop
ping at the Gastineau Hotel.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Jess D. Ison of Ketchikan is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
EDGECUMBE VISITOR
R. H. Shuler of Mt. Edgecumbe is
at the Baranof Hotel.
TERRY COLMAN HERE
Tejry Colman of Seattle is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAU HOTEL
Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Jortum have
moved into the Gastineau Hotel.
Alice Stevenson of Hoonah is re
gistered at the Juneau Hotel. j
INQUEST IN HOTEL
FIRE TO BE HELD
10 A. M. TUESDAY
An Inquest will be held at 10
o’clock tomorrow morning in the
U. S. Commissioner’s Court to in
vestigate unusual circumstances
connected with the early morning
fire last Thursday which destroyed
the Northern Hotel and Snake Pit
Bar and claimed the lives of two
boys who were burned to death in a
padlocked room in the hotel, U. S.
Commissioner Gordon Gray said to- ■
day.
The witnesses will be examined by !
Assistant U. S. District Attorney j
Stanley D. Baskin.
Witnesses who had been located ■
and summoned to appear at the'
inquest so far, at press time today ;
were Otto Larsen. Sig Aspen, Gladys
Stanley and Archie Tatum, the as
sistant attorney said.
Three of the witnesses Stanley
Bowers, Richard McRoberts and
Louise Ward are stHl patients at
St. Ann’s Hospital where they are 1
receiving treatment for Rums and
injuries received in the fire. Louise
Ward, mother of the two boys who
died in the flaming hotel building,
suffered severe bums in a futile
attempt to break into the room
where her sons were sleeping.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Sid Thomp
son has been conducting the inves
tigation into circumstances con
cerning the fire and it is expected
other witnesses will be located be- |
fore the inquest opens tomorrow. A !
coroner’s Jury was to be drawn be- i
fore the end of the day.
VENEZUELAN!
GOVT. HEAD IS;
KILLED TODAY!
_
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 13—t/P)
—Lt. Col. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud,
head of Venezuela's military gov
ernment. was assassinated today.
Defense Minister Marcos Perez I
Jimenez, a surviving member of the
three-man Junta which has ruled
Venezuela since the bloodless over
throw of Leftist President Romulo
Gallegos in November, 1948, an- 1
nounced the assassination in a j
nationwide- broadcast.
Perez gave no details but an- j
nounced an immediate clamp-down
on civil liberties in this mineral- 1
rich country where Americans have
$2,000,000,000 invested in oil.
Perez ordered the suspension of
a number of civil guaranties rela
tive to “the inviolabiltiy of corres
pondence and the home," press
freedom and the freedom to travel.
This blocked permission to leave
and re-enter the country. Public
meetings were barred.
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COLORADO GUESTS
Jim Rayburn and two daughters
from the Star Ranch near Colorado
Springs, are stopping at the Bara
nof Hotel. j]
MARINES IN
GREAT PUSH,
CENT. FR0N1
Allied Fighter-Planes Sfoj
Red Advance, Killing
About 1,000
(By Associated Press)
United Nations forces opened up i
limited offensive against Chines*
and Korean Communist troops to
day under wintry conditions in
mountainous North Korea.
U. S. parka-clad Marines pushe*
5'4 miles forward through icy hill!
in a cautious approach towards th<
Changjin Reservoir on the Centra
front. They reached within foul
miles of their goal. It was a mys
tery why the Chinese did not put
up stiffer resistance since defense
of this reservoir was thought to be
one of the reasons the Chinese be
latedly entered the war. *
The newly arrived U. S. Third
Division linked up with South Kor
ean Eighth Division to form a solid
defense phalanx across the penin
sula at its narrowest point. Fighting
flared to both the northeast and
northwest.
Diplomatic Actlvtity
While the United Nations high
command emphasized the present
action was a limited offensive, there
was stepped up diplomatic activity
in an attempt to convince Com
munist Chinese leaders that UN
forces had no designs on their ter
ritory.
While the UN military command
treaded gingerly, the basic strategy
was to reassure the Chinese that
their supply of electric power from
North Korean dams and stations
would not be Interfered with and
that UN forces would withdraw from
Korea as soon as an independent,
free and democratic government was
functioning. ,
Up To China Reds
This assurance would give Com
munist Chinese forces an opportun
ity to withdraw and save face. Aus
tralia's James PUmsoll, a member
of the seven-nation Korean Com
mission flew. to Korea to be avail
able, with other Commission mem
bers, should Peiping desire to nego
tiate a border settlement.
At Lake Success Security Council
members shaped their strategy to
meeet a Red Chinese delegation ex
pected to arrive in New York at the
end of the week.
Fight In Snow Storm |
On the Korean east coast, North
Koreans guarding the aprpoaches to
the Soviet Siberian border attacked
and threatened to outflank a South
Korean regiment in a blinding snow
storm. The Reds in force pushed
across the Orangchon River us
ing tanks and self-propelled guns.
On the west coast, heavy Com
munist resistance stopped U. S.
First Cavalry elements near Won,
eight miles southeast of Yongbyon!
Other Cavalry units advanced a mile
and a half to reach Yongbyon. but
did not enter it.
Two Mile Dent
Five miles south of Won, an es
timated three regiments of Chinese
Reds smashed a two-mile dent in
the lines of the South Korean Sixth
Division. The Seventh South Korean
regiment moved up to bolster the
Sixth. Allied fighter-bombers stop
ped the Red attack, killing about
1,000 of the enemy.
The Allied air attack along the
entire front continued. Fleets of B
19s again hit at Sinuiju and other
fled bases and supply points near
he borderline Yalu River.
FOSS TUG, BARGE HERE
A Moss tug with an ocean-going
oarge arrived in port this morning
md is out in the channel.
KETCHIKAN VISITOR
Rcdger Elliott of Ketchikan is
•egistered at the Baranof Hotel.
dr. McBrayer here
Dr. B. E. McBrayer -and Patrick
3aniff of Mt. Edgecumbe are stay
ing at the Baranof Hotel.
WALTER WALSH TO S. F.
Walter Walsh, rent director, left
oday for San FYancisco to attend
i regional conference of rent direc
ars.
FROM CHICAGO
Phyllis 8ervies of Chicago is stop
>ing at the Hotel Juneau.