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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Mystery Bomb
 Wrecks Planes Tail Assembly

LONDON, (P)-Who put time bomb on a London to Paris air liner last Week-and whom was he trying to kill?
 In an all out attempt to answer this question, Scotland Yard be- gan today to dismantle a tWo-en- gined British European AirWays Viking at Portholt airport.
 The Viking limped back to London last Thursday night with its tail assembly almost torn away.
 BEA's first version was that it had been hit by lightning over northern France. The stewardess, suffering from a broken arm and shock, was taken to a hospital. The 28 passengers - including a babe in arms-eScaped injury.
 The lightning theory was aban- doned last Saturday. BEA's chief press officer asserted all the eVi- dence pointed to sabotage.
 He said an explosion apparent ly occurred in the planes toilet, next to the little kitchen where the stewardess was preparing food and drinks.
 The plane staggered home with both sides of the fuselage blown out and the riddled tail assembly hanging by only the top strJts and the flooring. The pilot land ed it with the wing ailerons alone.
 One of the passengers was Ralph Strauss, a Marshal Plan of- ficial. He pooh-poohed sugges- tions that he was the target of an assassination attempt.
 London newspaper searching the BEA passenger lists for Thurs day said one of the travellers on an earlier plane was Rear-Admir- al Eric Longly-Cook, director of British naval intelligence.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
U. $. Airman Spy
 Sentenced To Five Years In Germany

Garmisch-Parte c err rmany, (P)-A U. s. Air Force court martial convicted Cpl. Gus tav Mueller of St. Paul, Minn, Saturday of trying to give secret American military information to Russia.
 The 19-year-old airman was sentenced to five years imprison- ment and to be dishonorably dis charged from the U. s. Air Force. Mueller testified in his own de- fense that he was only trying to trap some Russian spies when he gave away secret documents.
 The court, composed of seven air force officers, deliberated an hour and a half on its verdict af- ter a two-day trial. Mueller, slim and dark-haired, took the verdict quietly, standing erect before the
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Committee Urges AbOlishment Of
 Jury Sanity Trials
(BY Vern Haugland)

((H) Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, (P) - Alaska ought to abolish it's archaic jury system" of sanity hearings, an in- terior department advisory com mittee has recommended.
 The committee pointed out that only two states now require jury trial for the commitment of an in- sane person.
 The committee also deplored the practice in Alaska of detain- ing persons under sanity observa- ton in federal jails. In a report to interior secretary Chapman it said:
 "Our committee inspected the jails now being used for this pur- pose in Alaska and was aStounded to discover that sick persons, es- pecialy those who are charges of the government, are, in this age, placed in quarters as unsafe (not fire-proofeO, unsanitary and gen
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Hawaii ILWU Balk At Un-American Activities Probe
tBy Lief Erickson)

HONOLULU. (P) - The House un-American committee, winding up the first week of three-week inquiry into communism in Ha- waii, Saturday had Il contempt actions in prospect.
 That many Hawaiian witnesses since last Monday have refused to say if they are or ever have been communists.
 Seven of the II are from Harry Bridges CIO international Long Shoremen's and warehouSemen's union. And the ILWU has an- nounced that contempt action will be used as the basis of a new le- gal challenge of the' committees right to ask the communist ques- ton.
 The committees inquiry echoed in HaWaii's Constitutiinal conven- ton. Frank G. Silva, convention
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Committee Suggest Nome For Alaska
 Psychiatric Unit

Last year a committee desig mated by the Department of In terior, headed by pr. Winfred Overholser, visited Alaska, in cluding Nome on a survey of hos pitals and conditions existing par ticularly in the interest of Alas ka's mentally ill. A hearing was held for the public in the Federal building at that time.
 Their report under the date of February 10, 1850, in a pamphlet entitled "A Mental Health Pro- gram for. Alaska" has been re- ceived by pr. Fred Langsam, which includes the following in teresting information for Nome, under the recommendations for facilities for early diagnosis and treatment:
 "Of the present general hospi- tals in Alaska which were sur veyed by your committee, prob
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Governor Answers Communication Of Percy Ipalook

Tn response to a communication to Governor Gruening from Percy Ipalook favoring reservations at Shungnak the following commun- ication was received by Ipalook from the Governor, which states in part:
 In regard to your sug- gestion that reservations are the alternative to enforcement of game laws, the fact is that accord ing to competent legal opinion in the department of the interior ex- actly the same game laws will ap- ply and will be no less vigorously enforced on the reservation as off the reservation. It is clear there fore that reservations furnish no solution whatever to this prob lem :"
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17

DETROIT (P)-Blond Gertrude Knycz talked her way smack into $25 fine.
 Before a policeman could give the court all the details Miss Knycz insisted on telling how her car could do much better than the mere "more than 60" for which she was ticketed.
 ". .. Just let me say, this, your honor. If I wanted to, could have gone up to 130 ."
 At that point traffic Judge John D. Watts blew the whistle. He fined her, placed her on proba- ton and suspended her drivers license.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
WASHINGTON (R), Conference

WASHINGTON (H), Conference to discuss what is being down to work out an agreement with Can ada for construction of a railroad from the United States to Alaska will be held at the Capitol We'd nesday.
 Senator Magnuson D.-WashD said Saturday the conference will go into all details of what vari- ous departments have accomplish ed.
 President Truman asked the in- terior, state and defense depart
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Monday, April l7. 1850

The communicated Polish gov- ernment has announced a new sT- cord with the Roman Catholic church but today the Vatican press office denied that any such pact has been signed.
 The Warsaw announcement said the pact had been signed by three Catholic bishops and pledg- ed religious freedom in Poland in
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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
TOKYO, (P)-A Tokyo chemi-

TOKYO, (P)-A Tokyo chemi- cal company has a new insect killer and it wants 4,O00 healthy lice to test it.
 So guess where it's going to get them. Why from the buns of Tokyo. One of the bosses of Tok- yo's vagrants agrees to bring in 4,000 lice for an amount of five sen per louse.
 He won't get rich at it though. Twenty thousand sen equal about 55 cents.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
NEWS IN BRIEF

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Go. reports a net loss of $343,099 for 1949 compared with net loss of $708- ,738 in 1948.
 All nine properties were idle last year, as they have been since the wartime shutdown of opera tionS.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17

TAIPEI, Formosa, R)-A com munist invasion force gained a precarious toehold on the north coast of Hainan island today after suffering heavy losses at sea, of- ficial Chinese Nationalist dis patches reported tonight.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
News of the World At A Glance ---
Saturday. April IS. 1850
CBy The Associated Press)

Nby luc ASSOCldLco IIeSS)
 The United States has denounc- ed Czechoslovakia's charges that the U. $. Information Service in Prague was used as an espionage center. It called the charges "de- monStrably false" and a "deliber- ately planned propaganda attack"
 The state department said the U. s. I. s. was carrying on legit- innate functions in diplomatic re- lations and in the maintenance of friendly contacts between coun- tries throughout the world.
 The statement followed the sen tencing Thursday of two Czech employees of the U. s. I. s. to long prison terms on charges of spread ing hostile propaganda and sup plying state secrets to the U. S. embassy press attache.
 At the same time, Romania re- jected a U. s. protest against the recent closing fthe American in formation office and library in Bucharest. The communication mated Romanian gover m n charged the U. $. agency was used for spying. The center was closed on March 6.
 France turned down an Ameri- can-British plan which would give the Germans final say in the ownership of the Ruhr'S iron and steel industries after occupation is ended. The French move auto matically suspended for 30 days passage of a new Ruhr control law, designed to break up state owned cartels and the huge Krupp industrial empire.
 Tomorrow's municipal council elections in the YugoslaV- control led zone B" of Trieste are ex- pected to give overwhelming vic tories to the Peoples Front ticket patterned after Premier Marshal Tito's party. Such a victory would strengthen Yugoslavia demand that the area in the Adriatic port city be formally annexed to Yugo- SlaVia.
 Trygve Lie, United Nations sec retary general, expects to spend two days in conferences with Kremlin leaders, if his projected trip to Moscow materializes dur ing his save-the-U. N. mission. He hopes to see Prime Minister Sta lin, deputy premier Molotov and foreign minister Vishinsky.
 Dispatches from communist held Canton to Wah Kiu Vat Pc, Hong Kong independent Chinese daily, said Mao Tze-Tung, com munist Chinese leader. reported ly has set the end of June as the deadline for completing an inva- sion of Hainan, Chinese National ist island off South China. Plans to check the invasion were believ- ed discussed at a meeting of Ma tionalist military chiefs today.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
OLD-TIME NOMEITE PASSES ON

Phil F. Murray, for many years a Nome resident passed away in Seattle Sunday, April 16. He leaves a widow, two sons, three daughter sand ten grandchildren.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
FAIRBANKS, PA charred

FAIRBANKS, (P) A charred body found late yesterday in a fire-razed cabin was identified as the of Farris Price Blackwell, 46. The blaze was believed to have started from a cigarette which set fire to a sleeping bag.
 U. s. Marshal Stanley Nichols said Blackwell was a member of the carpenters union local at An chorage.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
WIESBADEN, Germany, (P)-

WIEobFHDEIN, NeIIIIdIIy, HI- It. Gen. John K. Cannon, chief of the U. s. Air Force in Europe, an nounced Saturday the search for a missing navy Privateer plane missing for a week would be abandoned at sundown yesterday.
 U. s. planes roared over the Baltic for the seventh day Satur- day with scant hope they still may find the plane and its crew of ten.
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Victim Still Unaware
.0f S350,o00 Robbery
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Feb. 24.-William
G. Mather, aged multimillionaire
was still unaware today that seven
hooded gunmen had terrorized his
household and looted the mansion
of S350,000 in gems while he was
peacefully sleeping.
Members of the household said
the 92year-old iron ore and ship
ping magnate had not been told
of yesterdays robbery because OF
his health.
The gunmen reused Mr.. Math-
er's 59-year-old socialite wife
slugged her on the face with the
butt of tommygun. Her screams
and the barking of Pokey, a ter
rier house pet, brought Walter
Mussel, 72, a male nurse. He was
bound and gagged.
The gunmen then forced Mrs
Mather to help them open a wall
safe containing the jewels. The
gems were uninsured.
Police Chief William T
rEstrange said last night he was
convinced the robbers, were "ar
out-o town gang"
Chief lStrange said the holdur
trail seemed to lead to New York
He explained he had learned that
most of the servants hired by the
Mathers in recent years had been
obtained through a New York
agency.
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Reported Police Shifts AirForce-Guard Battle
And Cancellation Still Over, Reckord Tells
Wrapped in Mystery Adjutants General

The long standing controversy
between the Air Force and Ali
National Guard appear settled
The dispute was over the pur-
ported efforts of the former to
dominate the latter by by-passing
the National Guard Bureau and
the State National Guard officers.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Ad-
jutant General of Maryland, to-
day told the AdjutantS General
Convention session at the May
flower of the end of the con-
troversy.
THE clouds appear to be part
ing in the Air Force, Air Guard
dispute" Gen. Reckord said. THE
new regime in control of the Air
Force have Strengthened out most
of the matters which were in con-
troversy. But there is one thing
that has not yet been said, and
that is that the Air Force has
given up all ideas of federalizing
the guard. Until that is done we
have got to keep a close watch.
They are going to have to say it,
but there is no one there now who
has the CUTS to come out with it"
Cramer Reviews Controversy.
Many of the details of the con-
troversy were reviewed in chrono-
logical order in an address by Maj
Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer, chief of
the National Guard Bureau. Gen.
Cramer quoted from correspond
ence dealing with the proposed Air
Force construction program for
Air National Guard units. He said
that had the Air Force early in
dicated any displeasure with the
Evening star., 1950-02-24

program submitted last August. it
would have been possible to go to
the Budget Bureau and to Con-
gresS to discuss necessary changes.
He also found fault with the ef-
! fort of the Air Force to change the
enlistment forms for National
Guard airmen.
The National Guard has made
remarkable progress since the end
OF the war. Maj. Gen. Charles w.
Ryder. special assistant to the
Chief of Staff of the Army, said
today.
He said that preliminary exami-
nation had shown that both the
National Guard and Reserves pro-
gram had been so overextended
that they could not be carried out.
UNIT Trainees Lacking.
The National Guard program,
he claimed, was overeXtended be-
cause it was based on the faulty
premise that it would have univer-
sal military trainees to fill the
ranks in case of emergency. He
urged the State Guard officers to
attempt to cut down the terrific
turnover.
Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, pres
ident of the National Guard AS
sociation, urged that the Ad-
jutants General Association press
Congress for an increase from IS
million to $40 million in the Ma
tional Guard construction pro-
gram. He also urged that Con-
gress provide $11 million for Air
Guard construction.
Evening star., 1950-02-24

The reported transfer of three
police captains. which was calico
off less than five hours later, wa!
wrapped in mystery today.
Capt. Anthony Richitt of the
Sd precinct, one of the three re.
portedly involved, admitted to re.
porters that he was told at $50
pm. yesterday to take command
today of the 9th precinct.
At 1880 pm. the transfer was
Cancelled, he said.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett
was not available for comment
Commissioner John Russell Young
would only confirm that he met
with Maj. Barrett and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Daniel B
Maher in his Office yesterday.
Mr.. Young would not say if the
transfer stemmed from that meet
ing. He is the Commissioner in
charge of Police Department af-
fairs. Mr.. Maher recently has
been representing the department
at the House District Subcommit-
tees investigation of Washington
crime.
Two Deny Getting Orders.
1t was reported that the short
lived order also involved the
shifting of Capt. Charles Sullivan
from the second to the third pre-
cinct and of Capt. John Fondahl
the eighth to the second precinct.
Capt. Sullivan and Capt. Fon-
dahl denied they received trans
fer orders.
Capt. Richitt said his orders
were delivered at his home by
Night Police Supt. William j.
Cunningham.
At 1:l0 pm. yesterday, Maj
Barrett told reporters he was con-
templating no transfers now or
March /, the date when shakeups
are often ordered. The only i'm
pending change was one promo
ton to fill a vacancy created by
the retirement of Detective Sergt.
David Fletcher of the Detective
Bureau, he said.
The third precinct, which in
cludes the Blair House, is regarded
as one of the most desirable police
commands. Capt. Richitt has
headed numerous police details at
President Truman's functions at
Blair House, and last fall went
with the President on his vacation
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Around
the
World
l. News in Brief
Duchess of Valencia
Jailed in Spain Aqoin

The beautiful red-haired Ouch
ess of Valencia, militant pro-
Monarchist, was arrested again
yesterday in Spain for attacking
the security of the state"
The 33-year-old duchess was
seized at the door of the Associated
Press bureau in Madrid by two
plainsclothesmen when she came
to report that 80 of her followers
had been arrested in the past two
days on similar charges. 1t was
her fourth arrest for Monarchist
activities.
Madrid police refused to con-
firm or deny that her pro-Mon-
archiSt followers have been arrested
and kept mum on the possible
reasons.
Private sources in Madrid said
they had been arrested because of
letter allegedly sent by Spanish
Royalists to President Truman
which criticized Secretary of State
Acheson's recent letter to Chair
man Connally of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. In that
letter Mr.. Acheson announced the
United States was prepared to
support United Nations move to
end the three-year- -old diplomatic
boycott of Franco Spain.
The letter to President Truman
bore illegible signatures, inform
ants said. The duchess and her
followers denied having signed it..
-AP
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Patricia Anne Carey, Hitby Car.
Winning Long Paralysis Fight

which, at first was faulty when
she regained consciousness, has
returned to normal. The girl was
unconscious for several weeks
after being hit at Piney Branch
road and Sligo avenue on her
was to school. Traffic lights now
are being installed at the inter-
section.
It was some time after she re-
gained consciousness before she
attempted to walk, but DR.. Lam
bros said she now is up prac-
tically all day. It will be two or
three weeks, however, before she
will be permitted to attempt to
walk alone.
DR.. Lambros gave great deal
of credit for the child's recovery
to DR.. John Brownsberger of the
sanitarium staff and three nurses
there who assisted him on the
case. The nurses all were expe-
rienced in head injury cases.
Patricia Anne is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Carey,
8 Hilltop road, Silver Spring. Mr..
Carey is secretary treasurer of
the CIO,
Evening star., 1950-02-24

Patricia Anne Carey Is winning
her battle against paralysis.
The 8-year-old girl was injured
critically when struck by an auto
mobile January and it was feared
her leg would be permanently
paralyzed as a result.
She now is gradually improving
and there are indications that
she will entirely recover from her
injuries, according to her physi-
clan. DR.. VaSilios Lambros.
Patricia. patient in Washing
ton Sanitarium. will be taken to
her home tomorrow.
This Afternoon, Gene Autry, the
singing cowboy, was to visit her
Il believe that with three to
six months of exercise she will
regain complete use of her leg
DR.. Lambros said. with active
exercise such as riding a bicycle
she should get over it completely -
DR.. Lambros said the little girl
who suffered severe head injuries
is rapidly getting back to normal
Her mentality has not been in
jured, he said, and her speech
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Korpe
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made it difficult for him to stand
erect.
! The body was found by an Aus
trian laborer who was checking
wires in the tunnel. Austrian
police were notified and other
passengers on the train were ques-
toned by police at Fledkirch. near
the Swiss border. French police
made a similar check before the
train reached Paris.
Police said all passengers ap-
peared to be legitimate travellers
and there was no reason to sus-
pect them of any part in the
death.
Capt. Karpe left Vienna yes
terday on the Arleberg Express en-
route to Paris. He was return
ing to the United States on leave
after serving nearly three years
in Bucharest. He was in civilian
! clothes.
Capt. Karpe visited the Vogeler
home in Vienna last Wednesday
night.
Told about the discovery of the
body, Mrs. Vogeler said "he was
one of Bob's very dearest friends.
His death is a terrible shock to
me-"
The Army is withholding any
statement on the death until
authorities are positive the man
is Capt. Karpe and his next OF
kin has been notified.
Capt. Karpe graduated from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis in
June. 1926, after starring with the
varsity basketball team for four
years.
He returned to the Naval Acad-
emy in 1888 for a post graduate
course and in May. 1884, was as
signed to the ONCE of the Chief
of Naval Operations here.
Capt. Karpe remained on duty
in Washington until June, 1885,
when he was assigned to duty with
destroyers. He was in command
OF the U. S. S. Whipple, stationed
in the Philip1.aes when war broke
out. He brought his ship back to
San Francisco and was transferred
to the East Coast to take command
of the newly commissioned U. S. s.
Boyle, a destroyer.
Aboard the Boyle he participated
in the initial invasion OF North
Africa and was commended "for
outstanding service"
Early in 1943 Capt. Karpe was
placed in command TO the u. S. S.
Charrette and assigned to duty
with Task Force So in the Pacific.
The destroyer sank two enemy
Evening star., 1950-02-24
Israel, Egypt Sign Accord

Israel and Egypt signed an
agreement today in which each
nation took half of a no mans
coastal strip. north of GAIA. The
agreement was signed in Tel Aviv.
The move was designed to i'm
prove the security of both ma
tions. The 25-square mile terri
tory formerly separating Egyp-
tian and Israeli forces had been
an activity center for infiltrators
and a potential danger spot.
In the first territorial change
since the Israel-Egyptian armis-
tice was signed a year ago. q
single demarcation line will now
run westward to the coast in the
area lying between Belt Hanun
and DER Suneid. Israel takes
the northern section, Egypt the
Southern.-(P)
Evening star., 1950-02-24

line =. at least to folks who
bury seeds with great expecta-
ton. No matter what bad luck
you had last year, a gaudy gar
den catalog can get you counting
the days until you can dig in the
good earth again and do battle
with snails, rust, bugs, dogs and
children. Last Fall when the
leaves began to drop you may
have moaned, Never again"
But try saying it with a Spring
garden catalog in your hand.
In N. Y. 1890 new wire mesh
trash baskets were set out on
street corners to help keep the
city clean. In 4 days 1913 of the
baskets were stolen. That's a
fast cleanup. You'll clean up"
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