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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
5fassen Will. Again Seek Nomination
By LEE UNDER

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28- R = Harold E .Stassen, former governor of Minnesota, is going to make a second attempt to win the Republi- can nomination for President of the United States.
 Stassen, now President of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Thursday night joined two other seasoned COP campaigners in the nomination fight-U. s. Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio and Gov. Earl Warren of California.
 There was immediate specula- tion that Stassen's declaration would slow down the drive of number of Republicans who have teen campaigning to get Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower into the field. However, packers of the gen. eraI discounted such speculation.
 Stassen said some time ago he would endorse the generals nomin- ation-if Taft would do the same.
 In fact, the Minnesotan recently asked Taft publicly to quit the race and support. with Stassen, the Eis- enhower campaign.
 But Thursday night, before ad- dressing millions of Americans or nationwide radio and television simulcast, Stassen disavowed the offer and said it is all off now"
 "I am in the race without com mitment to any other person." he declared.
 He did admit, however, in a hastily called news conference in Washing ton-where he flew three hours be- fore making his address here-that he decided to seek the Presidency after speaking with Eisenhower in Paris earlier this month.
 Attacking the present admins tration's foreign and domestic polic- ies as failures" and disastrous, J Stassen said he would offer "hu- manitarian and liberal program" to the American people.
 Stassen's Platform
 LA new American foreign policy that would defeat Communism with out war, and give freedom to all peoples of the world.
 3. High moral standard in Wash- ington with plain honesty in pub- lie employees"
 8. A modern gold standard, with a solid dollar" to prevent infla- ton.
 4. Full employment, excellent farm income, conservation of natur- al resources and balanced budget" "
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Believed Soviet Atomic Scientist Fled 10 '. }.

LONDON, Dec. 28-A-The Lon don Daily Express said Friday the boss of Russian uranium mining in East Germany7-a key man in So- viet atomic works-may have been taken to Washington after he fled to the West six weeks ago.
 He was identified as It. Col. Fedya Astrachov, whose scientific achievements once were honored .....,,, Eus1.a- sSTetcd Ssl.,.li prize. The express said American In- telligence agents were reported questioning a senior officer of the Russian army shortly after Astra- chov reportedly fled the Reds.
 It also linked him with a recent trip to Germany by four leading American atomic scientists-Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, N. J.; Dr. Walter F. Whitman of the U. s. Atomic En- ergy Commission; Dr. Lee A. Du- bridge president of California h. stitute of Technology, and pr. Charles G. Lauristen, a rocket ex- pert from CIT.
 Tt is now believed that the scientists were called in to size up the facts given to intelli- gence by Astrachov," the Express said, adding:
 "An Allied official guessed to- night that Astrachov has reached Washington"
 In Washington, the Justice De- partment declined comment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Hungarian ConsuIaies Closed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-iR-Th. State Department Friday banned American travel in Hungary, anC ordered Hungarian consulates il Cleveland and New York closed.
 Secretary Acheson announced tn, action. IL was retaliation for Hun gary's detention of the four U. S Airforce fliers who were released Fri. day after the U. s. paid $l20,000 ir fines.
 Tn statement, Acheson said:
 "The American people are right
 fully indignant. Because we value
 the welfare of the individual above all else, we have paid the so-called
 fines"
 He warned at the same time that our patience is not inexhaustable.
 Acheson charged also that the Communist Budapest regime has ignored the basic rules of long-es- taLlished international conduct"
 Repeated requests were made to the Hungarian authorities to permit American officials to visit the airmen," Acheson said. "No such access was allowed either before trial or subsequently, when the request was renewed.
 Tn the circumstances, in view of the refusal of the Hungarian auth critics to permit American officials to exercise this normal right, which is basic to the extension of custom ary consular protection to Ameri- can citizens abroad, the United States government will no longer validate the passports of American citizens for travel in Hungary.
 Furthermore, since the recipro- cal basis of the exchange of con- sular privileges has been nullified by Hungary, this government is also notifying the Hungarian legation in Washington that the Hungarian consulates in this country. which are located in Cleveland and New York, should be closed immediately"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Orders Are Given Regarding Smoking

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28-R-Los Angeles school teachers will have to continue doing their smoking off campus"
 The school board voted down yes- terday a proposal to allow teachers to smoke in rest rooms in school buildings.
 Board President Paul Burke cast the only affirmative vote. He ar gued that teachers should be grant, ed personal freedom within the bounds of good order and profes- sional decorum"
 However. Burke admitted the pub lie generally opposed the proposal for smoking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Stoek Quotations

NEW YORK. Dec. 28-tA-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 1l2, American Tel. and Tel. 1561a. Ana conda 50is, Douglas Aircraft 56. General Electric 58%, General Mo- tors SIS, Goodyear 43&. Kenne- colt ST. Libby. McNeill and Libby SA. Northern Pacific '65A. Stand ard Oil of California 50A. Twen- tieth Century Fox l9%. U. s. Steel 40h. Pound 2.7s. Canadian Ex- change 98.06.
 Sales today were l.470.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: Industrials 26s.18. rails s2.ll. util- ities 47.11.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
4 U. }. Pliers
 Held by Reds Free and Safe
Released on Agreement By U. 5, to Pay Ransom Demanded by Commies
By CURT HAMPE

| l NICKELSDORF. Austria, Dec. 28 -tR-The four American airmen jailed by Communist Hungary for 40 days came back to freedom Thursday. The fliers crossed the Hungarian frontier into Austria at 5.01 pm. q am. PST). Within a few min- utes they were sped on their way back to their base at Erding, Ger many.
 U. s. officials at the border kept the four men under wraps, but as they were starting to drive to Tu- lin Air Base, outside Vienna, one of them was asked by reporter how he was treated in Hungary.
 All right" was all that Jess Duff, of Spokane, Wash. replied. He was the mechanic aboard the CAT trans port forced down on Hungarian soil by Soviet fighter planes Nov. l9.
 Look Tired
 The four men appeared through the mist of the raw, damp evening, looking tired. They were hustled into room of the Austrian border police building. Eagerly they drank the coffee and ate the sandwiches provided by the welcoming party. Two stiff Russian officers and the American party joined in the snack.
 Walter J. Donnelly. the U. s. Am- bassador in Vienna. came to the Austrian frontier to greet the fliers. The U. s. had agreed to pay $l20.- 900 in fines levied against the men on charge of violating the Hun- garian border, provided the men were promptly released.
 Donnelly announced in Vienna earlier Thursday that the fliers would be released at 4 pm. c am. PST). He then sped to the frontier, 'Dut 1t was hot until 4.3S o'clock he received Soviet permission to cross through the frontier barrier past Soviet guards.
 Met By Officer
 The fliers were accompanied across the border by It. Col. William Alden Somerbys U. s. Air Attache in the American legation at Buda- pest.
 Immediately upon reaching the Austrian side of the frontier, the fliers went into police post build- ing, accompanied by High Com- missioner Donnelly and Col John Guillett, commander of the U. s. Air Force base at Tulin. along with other members of the American well coming party.
 In Uniforms
 The airmcn wore their Air Force uniforms.
 The fliers are:
 Capt. John J. Swift of Glens Falls. N. Y, pilot.
 Capt. Dave H. Henderson of Shawnee, Okla. co-pilot.
 T-Sgt. Jess A. Duff of Spokane, Wash, mechanic.
 Sgt. James A. Elam of Kingsland, Ark. radio man.
 They were forced down near Papa. Hungary. Nov. l9 by Soviet fighter planes stationed in Communist ruled Hungary under the World War II peace treaty. Tn twin- engine CAT they were enroute from Erding, Germany. to Belgrade, Yu- goslavia on routine delivery of supplies, when they reported them- elves lost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Capt. H. E. Rapp Dies in Seaifle

SEATTLE, Dec. 28-tR--Funera services for Henry (Harry) F. Rapp, retired sea captain and salmon can- nery operator. will be held here Saturday. He died Wednesday at he age of 84.
 He took part in the Alaska gold rush. operated ships in Alaska waters and ran canneries in Alaska and Monterey, Calf. Two daughters and four sons survive him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
More Deaths Reported in Prison Camps
By George A. McArthur

MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. 28-R- The U. N. Command said Friday at least 450 American soldiers have . died in North Korean prison camps.
 An official communique said that is TT per cent of United Nations troops known to have been impris- oned in rear areas and not accoun- ted for in last weeks list of liv- ing prisoners.
 Simultaneously the Communists indicated a complete list of living U. N. prisoners already is in AL lied hands. The 450 soldieis wcre not among those listed on the Communist roster of 11,559 prisoners. They apparently were among 571 Amer jeans the Reds said Wednesday had died of disease or were killed by Allied air raids or artillery fire. The U. N. Command said it's announcement was based on study of the Reds Wednesday re- port.
 Died In Camps
 'We must presume they died in prison camps" said Brig. Gen. Will liam P. Nuckols, official U N. spokesman. This is the first time we have had knowledge of any deaths in prison camps"
 North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Sang Cho hinted Friday at Pan- munjom that the Reds would re- port that many other Americans, not yet accounted for. had died of disease or exposure in prison camps.
 Aside from limiting at the fate of American prisoners whose names failed to appear on the Red roster, Communist negotia- tors offered no further accounting of some 50,000 captured soldiers the U. N. says have not been listed
 U. N. negoiiajois ac Iannlanjc1i again accused the Reds of insin- cerity and stalling the truce talks.
 The Communists, in turn, de- clared that Allied insistence on banning a Red air buildup during an armistice runs the risk of throwing overheard completely the whole basis" of negotiations.
 Red China's Peiping radio quo- ted Communist neg0tiator as telling U. N. delegates at Pan- munjom: "If you want the me- gotiations to continue, must ask you not to repeat such state- ments."
 Meanwhile the war of words ragged on without letup. There was no indication that the Korean battle front was about to explode into action even though the 30- day cease-fire line agreement had expired Thursday midnight.
 The truce subcommittee discuss ing prisoner exchange continued it's wrangling over prisoner lists but reported no progress. The del- egates didn't even hold an after noon session. They scheduled an- other meeting for Il am. Satur- day q pm. PSF Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
FRONT STREET TO
 BE CLEARED OF SNOW

City snow removal equipment will begin clearing Front Street between Main and Franklin early tomorrow morning, Ray Hagerup, street fore man announced today. He reques- ted that all parked cars be moved. Otherwise the crews will have to move them or push them around at the owners risk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Funeral Saturday For pfaiher Baby

Funeral services for baby Ernest Prather, who died last night at 10 o'clock at St. Ann's hospital. will 1e held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in the Catholic church.
 The child was born Nov. "A, 1851. He was the son of MT. and Mrs. Robert Prather, of Juneau. Burial will be in the Catholic plot in Ev- ergreen cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Ship Movements

Freighter Square Knot from Seat tie in port and scheduled to sal sometime Saturday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Denali from west scheduled south- bound at 4 am. Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
lasf Serviees Are Held at Kodiak for Former Priest

KODIAK, Alaska, Dec. 28-R- Services were held here yesterday for Father c. R. King, former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church The 73-year-old patriarch died on Monday. Children in Seattle and Kodiak survive him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28

WASHINGTON.-In every ad- ministration, whether Democrat or Republican, the cue for clean gov- ernment is set right at the top. Basically the fault lies with the President of the United States.
 This was true of Warren G. Hard ing, who, though personally hon. est, spent so much time playing poker at the little green house on K Street that the boys below and around him felt that they could in dulge their own personal pleasures, too. Result was one of the worst eras of government graft.
 This is also true, in different way, of Harry Truman, who is not only honest personally, but had a well-publicized record in the Senate for exposing inefficiency and cor ruption.
 Though President Truman also goes in for occasional poker parties with stakes so high that speaker San Rayburn goes to bed; and though the President also has oc- casional conferences with I. w. Harper; the cue for influence peddling is set not by him person. ally but by those around him. It is done in two ways:
 l. By the fact that the White House staff accepts personal favors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
HUGH WADE CRACKS ANKLE

Hugh Wade slipped and fell by the Seward Street entrance to the Federal Building Wednesday morn- ing. Examination revealed that he had cracked bones in his ankle, which will be in a cast for the next six weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28

reinstate him. Born's counsel indicated the case would. be appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
RAINBOW GIRLS TO HOLD HOLIDAY FORMAL

The Rainbow Girls are holding their annual holiday formal bal at 9:30 tonight in the Scottish Rite Temple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
Red Jef Is Shoi 0uf Of Air
By SAM SUMMERLIN

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 28 =R-Out- numbered American Sabre jets shot Red jet out of Korean skies Fri day while Allied infantrymen recap tured Christmas Hill on the snow covered battlefront.
 The Fifth Air Force said U. S. Sabres came out unscathed from their 20 minute dogfight. The bat tie was between 24 Sabres and more than 70 MIG-15s. Another high flying 60 MICS in the same area did not get mixed up in the fight.
 Down In Flames
 One Red jet was sent tumbling down in flaming pieces by the same flight of Sabres that killed two and damaged one Thursday.
 The fight for Christmas Hill, scene of the fiercest fighting in 31 days of twilight war on the Korean front, was the only sizeable ground action reported.
 Hill Changes Hands
 The Hill, towering beside Nun dung Valley not far from Heart break Ridge, is just an outpost on the eastern front. But it has changed hands repeatedly since Christmas Day.
 The U. s. Eighth Army reported the rest of the front remained coldly quiet in the first day after 30- day agreement on tentative cease fire line expired Thursday mid- night.
 Off both coasts LIN warships con- tinued their blockade of the freez- ing coasts of North Korea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
TIDE TABLES
December 29

December 29 .
 High Tide 2::34 am, 16.6 ft.s . Low Tide SIP am, 26 it. ] High Tide 14:14 p.m., POI it. [ Low Tide 20:55 pm. -3.9 it. [ , . . . (
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
WEATHER REPORT

GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending at 4:3o AM. Today At Airport-Maximum, 28; Minimum, 0.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
F o R E c A s T

. tJuneau and Vicinity . Fair and cold with occasion . ally gusty northeasterly winds . tonight and Saturday. Low to- . night Is in town and in outly- . ing areas. High Saturday near . p.
 PRE ECIPITA TION . Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today . At Airport - .02 inches;
 since July 1--20.47 inches.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-28
The W ashington Merry Go Round
Copyright. 1851. by Bell Syndicate, Incl

By DREW PEARSON
 (Ed. NOte-This is another in Drew PearsOn's series of columns on the cause of corruption in government and it's cure.)
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Miss Ginsburgh
| Becomes Bride
|Of Mr.. Wolfe

Miss Anne Ginsburgh, daugh-
ter of Brig. Gen. A. Robert Gins
burgh, U. S. A. F., and Mrs. Gings-
burgh. was married yesterday at
their Arlington home to Mr.. Shell
don Jerome Wolfe, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank J. Wolfe of Terre
Haute, Ind.
The Rev. A. Powell Davies of ALL
Souls Unitarian Church officiated
at the ceremony. The Army Navy
Club was the scene of the ensu-
ing reception.
After a trip to Mexico the couple
will make their home in Terre
Haute.
The bride, a graduate of Holton-
Arms School and Radcliffe Col
lege, was a member of the Time
magazine editorial staff. The
bridegroom, now in business in
Terre Haute. is a graduate of
Harvard College.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

Entertain

Double was the occasion to cele-
brate at the buffet supper given
at the Chevy Chase home of DR..
and Mrs. Franklin Hendricks last
evening. The Hendricks infant
son, David, was christened earlier
in the afternoon, and Mrs. Hend-
ricks' brother, 1t. Comdr. John
Calomaris, U. S. NJ, was in Wash
ington on a short leave.
The christening took place at
6 o'clock at the Greek Orthodox
Church of st. Constantine and
Helen. DR.. George Petropoulos
was named godfather.
Among the 200 guests invited to
the party afterwards were Greek
Ambassador Politis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake Clark, Undersecretary of
the Army Archibald S. Alexander
and his wife, Miss Meta Evans
and many friends of the parents
from medical circles, service
friends of 1t. Comdr. Calomaris
and the staff of the Greek en-
bassy. The visitor will return
shortly to his station at Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Miss Harris,
Condr. Moran
To Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Harris
OF Chevy Chase announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Ruth
C. to 1t. Comdr. George Richard
Moran, U. S. NJ, son of MIR. and
Mrs. George S. Moran of Braden-
ton, Fla, and Fredonia, N. Y.
The wedding is planned for De-
cember IS in the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church. The couple
will live in Monterey, Calf, at the
end of a Bermuda honeymoon.
Miss Harris attended George
Washington and American Uni
versities and has been with the
Department of State for the past
nine years. She is a member of
Delta Gamma sorority.
Her flance, a graduate Of the
University of Michigan, is now at
tending the Navy Postgraduate
School in Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
DorothyLewis Is Engaged

Col. and Mrs. Kelly H. Lewis
of Arlington announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Doro-
thy Martin to Cadet Edgar Byrd
McClung, United States Military
Academy. son of Mrs. Ruth E.
McClung of Rupert, w. Va, and
this city and the late Mr.. Carroll
D. McClung. The wedding will
take place in June.
The bride-elect attended the In
ternational College of the Sacred
Heart. Tokyo. Japan, and is a
graduate of Mount Vernon Junior
College. Her father was COM
manding officer of the Indiana
Arsenal during World War II, and
later served on the staff of Gen.
eral Of the Army Douglas Mac
Arthur in Tokyo. He is presently
on duty in the Office of the
Comptroller of the Army.
Cadet McClung is a f1rst-class-
man in the Military Academy at
West Point.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Plans Wedding
For December

Miss Diane Harriet Pratt and
End 1t. Jack D. Rowley, U. S. M
c. R.. will be married early next
month, according to the engage
ment announcement of her par
ents, Col. and Mrs. Daniel Harry
Pratt, of Alexandria.
The bridegroom elect is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A. Barnes
of Spokane, Wash.
Miss Pratt attended George
Washington University where she
pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma
fraternity. 1t Rowley. a graduate
of GonZaga University, Spokane,
is at present attending the Marine
Corps Basic School at Quantico.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
miss Miller Wed
To EuQene Heise

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Miller of
Arlington announce the marriage
of their daughter, Sarah Ann, to
Mr.. Eugene H. Heise, U. S. N. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Heise of
Riverside, Calf.
The newlyweds were married
November 10 in the Naval Air
Station Chapel, Patuxent River,
Md, Chaplain Edwin Faye off,
ciating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by
Miss Charlotte Leon. Mr.. John
Bettger, U. S. N. served as best
man, and Mr.. Laurence Ferre,
U. S. N, was usher.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Family Thanksgiving
Dinners Are Planned
Gen. and Mrs. Collins Children Will
Be Here; Other Service Activities
By Evelyn M. Dent

This week, wherever possible,
service families will gather for the
traditional holiday. Those who
are lucky enough to be home at
Thanksgiving will not be here for
Christmas, and vice versa.
The Army Chief of Staff and
Mrs. j. Lawton Collins will COM
bine their holiday with a BIRTH
day party for Maj. Gen. Frank s.
Cocheu, whose 80th birthday falls
on Thursday. Gen. Cocheu was
Gen. Collins commanding officer
at one time.
Their daughter, Miss Nancy K.
Collins, who is at home. will be
here for the festivities, and their
son and daughter-in-law. Capt
and Mrs. John Esterbrook Col
Inns, are arriving on Wednesday
from Fort Bragg, N. c., to spend
several days.
Col. and Mrs. George w. Co.
cheu are entertaining for Col. Co.
cheu's brother at a birthday party
on Wednesday from to 8 o'clock
at the Army and Navy Club.
The Deputy Chief of Staff for
Plans and Mrs. Charles L. Bolte
will not have their immediate
family with them. Its. David and
Phillip Bolte are at their military
posts and Miss Damara Bolte will
not get home from Purdue Col
lege.
Two Generals Honored
Gen. and Mrs. Bolte were hosts
at dinner on Friday at the Fort
Lesley j. McNair Officers Club in
honor of Gen. Richardo Bayona
Posada and Mrs. Posada, and
Gen. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla and
Mrs. Pinilla, of Colombia.
In a ceremony following the
dinner the generals each received
the Legion of Merit, with rank
of commander, U. S. A. Gen.
Pinilla has just returned from
Korea where he inspected the Co.
lombian contingent of the U. N.
forces.
Other guests at the dinner were
the Colombian Ambassador and
Sonora de Restrepo. Comdr. and
Mrs. L. A. Baqero, Maj. and Mrs.
Carlos Uribe, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
j. L. Mckee, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert L. Walsh, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Milton E. Miles, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Weckerling, Brig.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

This week possible E. Sbert,
families will gather the 1t Col and Mrs M c. Stewart
holiday Those who Capt and Mrs Grin Mofet and
lucky enough to be home at Miss Gretchen ConnoS
ho borafO POtn nujN
Evening star., 1951-11-18

Miss Doris Muench and S/Sergt
John Lewis Dvorscak, U. S. M. c..
were married yesterday in a
candlelight ceremony at st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, the Rev. Patrick
J. Nagle officiating.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Estella Muench of st. Louis,
Mo-, and the bridegroom's parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Dvor-
soak of Hazleton, Pa.
After a reception at the Hotel
240O, the couple left for a wedding
trip to New York.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

Miss Charlene Holley. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lyle Hol-
ley of Arlington, became the bride
yesterday of 1t. Ralph R. Kuchler
U. S. N. 1t. E. Vaughn Lyons, jr.
U. S. NJ, performed the ceremony
at the Navy Chapel here.
The bridegroom, who is sta
toned at cambridge, Md, is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Kuchler of Ogden, Utah.
After a reception at the West
chester, the couple left on a we'd
ding trip to Florida. They will
make their home in Bainbridge.