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The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
USAF Bases In
 French Morocco Literally "Sagging''
By DAN DE LUCE

WITH THE US. AIR FORCE IN FRENCH MOROCCO, (P - The newest bill for American atom bomber bases in this res tive African land is two million dollars to repair sagging runways
 Two of the five projected bases exist only on paper. They have been delayed by continuing con troversy with the French govern ment over land appropriations and other problems.
 All present runways were built before their drainage systems, re- versing peacetime engineering procedure. When heavy rains came last winter, a 200-ton roller was sent out by an Army engi- neer to test one runway despite protests from civilian builders.
 The undrained runway, 12 inches of crushed rock with half of its four-inch coating of asphalt still missing, mushed under the impact. The roller test was called off until after repairs.
 The two million dollar repair bill is just one per cent of what has been spent to date on the Mo roccan air bases, which started out as a "crash" project in the first year of the Korean fighting, bases on the Moorish springb0ard
 The overall cost of the five poised between the Atlantic and Mediterranean, was expected 10 amount to 300 million dollars. They were slated to be finished, to the last storage shed, by the end of 1853.
 Now the earliest possible date is 1855, if all goes well. That re quires a steady flow of money from Congress, smooth U. s. French cooperation and snafu-less coordination between the Air Force and Army Corps of Engi- neers.
 The ultimate price tag may ex- ceed 400 million dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Little Hope Held For
 Recovery of Dixie Lee

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., (P)- Crooner Bing Crosby's wife, Dixie Lee, 40, continued in coma to- day with no change in her con- dition.
 In poor health for several years she was stricken gravely ill last Sunday. Her physician said there WIS little hope of her recovery. He declined to specify the nature of her illness.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Five Uranium Prospectors Killed Tn Underground Blast

HEBRON, Mich, (P) - Five men prospecting for uranium were killed Thursday night when an underground explosion ripped through the 180-foot-deep shaft of an abandoned gold mine near here.
 A sixth man miraculously es- capped injury in the blast which hurled some of the bodies some 300 feet.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Probe Underway Of S9 Million Tungsten Deal

WASHINGTON, (P A F'top- to-bottom" investigation was un- derway today into a government deal to buy nine million dollars worth of tungsten, already the center of political storm and rough words on both sides of the Atlantic.
 Defense Materials Administra- tor Jess Larson-Who signed the contract and then cancelled it as chief buyer of critical goods for the government-told a news con- ference yesterday he is heading the investigation.
 Larson said one thing he wants cleared up is why he was not given an unsigned letter-contract which disclosed that the tungsten deal involved a 5 per cent fee to three men.
 One of the three, Col. Lawrence Westbrook, was fired Wednesday night as a Democratic National Committee official. Democratic Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell ordered the dismissal after a New York Herald Tribune story called the case ''the biggest percenter deal ever exposed in Washing ton."
 Larson said he has found no evidence thus far of ''Wrongdoing or influence" in his agencies in connection with the contract for tungsten, a scarce metal used in steel production. He said he will publish all findings and, if there appears to be wrongdoing, will refer it to the Justice Department.
 Westbrook told the Herald Fri bune from Dallas he had done mo- thing wrong. He blamed the con- tract cancellation on an interna- tional group which he said wanted to sell strategic materials to the United States at a higher price than his client, a Portuguese firm called Companhia Atlantica.
 One member of this rival group, Westbrook said, was Brig. Gen. Tom B. Wilson, European director of the Defense Materials Procure ment agency headed by Larson.
 In London, Wilson issued a statement saying Westbrook ''has talked himself into a law suit"
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Air Force Chief Inspects Air Bases In Morocco

MADRID, Spain, (P) - Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenberg, chief of staff of the US. Air Force, left here by air Friday to inspect Am erican air bases in Morocco. He has spent two days in Madrid dis cussing possible use of Spanish airports by NATO air forces.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11
Philip Murray Denounces Randall Statement As
 Deliberate, Malicious Lie

WASHINGTON, (P-President Truman declined comment Thurs day on steel industry charge that he seized the steel mills in "a corrupt political deal' with the CIO.
 Truman, target of an angry de- nunciation by Clarence B. Ran dall, president of Inland Steel Co.,, told his news conference only that he hopes a labor-manage- ment agreement may yet be worked out.
 CIO president Philip Murray, however, denounced Randall's statement as malicious and de- liberate lie an insult to President Truman and me-"
 The industry's first legal chal- lenge, to get temporary injunc- ton against seizure, was dis missed here Wednesday by federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff.
 Holtzoff said he wasn't ruling on the legality of Truman's seiz- ure order, but found the com panies had not proved the seizure caused them ''irreparable dam age" that called for an injunc- ton at this stage.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11
TOaStmaSterS Hold Weekly Meeting

The weekly meeting of the Nome Sunset Chapter of Toast masters was held last night in the Firelite Room of the Board of Trade.
 Guests of the evening were Capt Ralph Ives, It. John Sulli- van, Bob Pfenning, from the base; Wesley Rose, Ray Hawk, Frank Long and Fred Bockman from town.
 Herb Williams was toastmaster for the evening and introduced Dick Corbett, Ernie Gustafson and Don Culver who were the main speakers on the program, using as their themes: Alaskan state hood, selling the country a new president, and a road to Nome.
 Russ Arnett was Table Topic master who led the discussion during the dinner, on great speak CTS of our time. Jim von der Heydt and James McNees gave short talks on their visits to Point Barrow and to the states, respec- lively.
 Other members present in- cluded Everett Adams, Larry Gal win, Ben Mozee, Oliver Boe, Clar- ence Filley, Arv Saario, Fred Par sons, Ray Hay, and Ted Duftield.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11
Steelworkers Say: "Lets Get On With It And Stop Arguing"

PITTSBURGH, (H) - The na- tion's giant steel industry-back- bone of defense - throbbed back into gear Thursday under the gov ernments say-so.
 Within A hours of President Truman'S dramatic seizure of the plants, heads of the industry told Secretary of Commerce Sawyer he could count upon a return to nor nal production as soon as pos sible.
 And Sawyer, who took over the running of the steel industry under the Presidents order Tues day night said, "I hope by Thurs day to be able to state that there is a nationwide resumption of normal fulltime output"
 As the American flag Tapped over the mills, the many thou sands of SteelWorkers, themselves, hailed SaWyer's optimistic words with fresh cheer.
 Lets get on with 1t and stop arguing" was a common expres- sion.
 Although the country's fourth biggest steel producers started summoning their men back to work, the full scale re employ ment of some 15O,OOO furloughed workers was expected to take as long as ten days to two weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11
12 Airmen Die In Collision Of CAY and F-94 Jet

CAMP EDWARDS, Mass, (P) An unexpected cloud formation was blamed Thursday for the col lision of two Air Force planes, one a jet fighter, travelling at better than 50 miles an hour over Cape Cod. Twelve Air Force men were killed.
 A CAY out of Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N. Y., carried 10 men. An F-94 fighter carried two men, Both planes were on training flights.
 Capt. Robert J. Stephenson, public relations officer at this camps Otis Air Force Base, said one of the two pilots apparently was blinded by billowy clouds which floated over the camp.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11
SMITH FAMILY BRANCH

MOSCOW, (P)-Ivanov is still the most common name in Mos COW, and Kuznetsov is second.
 This was revealed by Evening Moscow which said there are nearly 100000 Ivanovs in the cap- ital and nearly 10000 Kuznetsovs. KuznetsOv translated into English is Smith. Ivanov is closest to Johns.
The Nome nugget., 1952-04-11

Four of every five automobiles made in Britain are exported to countries overseas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

Buy the dor-sze ergens Lotion in the special yellow and
black avore PAY ONLY Csc, plus tax
and get the dispenser cost Keep it
sink keep smoothing hands They'll be pretty all winter
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4~Q Au TIL, d4.ptm4. w dotle~ 1kdtC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

dud bombs, to create ground
craters, as tank traps. ex-
plode ammunition and supply
dumps, railroad tracks, trains
and tunnels.
1t is not often that a big
napalm bomb becomes a dud.
If it does not explode when
dropped by an airplane, it
usually splits and the jellied
gasoline spills. But, as Capt.
Carter said, there have been
times when the big bomb re-
mains whole and pretty much
of a source of danger. So
here's how the Marine demo-
lition experts explode a dud:
The napalrn bomb is deto-
mated from a distance of 400
feet by an explosive charge
of S pounds of C-3 set under
the bottom. When detonated,
this charge splits the bomb.
the jellied gasoline flows out
and is Immediately fired by a
phosphorus igniter which
burns on contact with the air.
The mushrooming explosion
of a napalm bomb, one OF the
deadliest weapons used IN
Korea, probably bears the
closest similarity, on a small
scale, to an atomic explosion.
The flames ascend a good 500
feet skyward and the smoke
is heavy, black and acrid'
These bombs are not always
dropped from a plane, but
sometimes are buried in the
ground. When a tank goes
over one of them-Well, as
Capt. Carter says:
"Wham!"
A story on Marine demoll-
ton tactics would not be
complete without showing
STAR PICTORIAL NAGAZINEA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

carted away. Used in these
little" explosions are 2
pounds of TINT and a block
of composition C-3. a mixture
of other explosives which is
13 times more powerful
than INT.
C-3, which resembles Swiss
cheese, is a comparatively
new explosive which is espe-
cially adaptable to blowing up
steel structures. It also is
used. like the other explosives.
to destroy bunkers, pillboxes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

Sergt. Charles Neidecker, 5028
North Capitol street, leader of
the demolition squad.
It Is decided to make a
road block by blowing up a
tree. Five and one half
pounds of TINT are applied
to the side of a 4O-foot tree
in such a way that it will fall
across the road. When the
smoke clears, the road has
been blocked so well that the
tree has to be blasted into two
more sections before it can be
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-04-04

The appointment of Herman L..
Weisman, prominent New York
attorney and communal leader, as
chairman of the American Jewish
Congress Commission on Law
and Social Action, was announced
by DR.. Israel Goldstein, president.
Mr.. Weisman succeeds Shad
Polier who was recently elected
chairman of the organizations
national Executive Committee.
The Commission which Mr..
Weisman heads was established
by the American Jewish Congress
in l945 to extend and defend civil
rights and civil liberties and to
protect religious freedom, as part
of the program of the AJC. The
Commission, which has become
recognized as one of the foremost
groups in this field in the coun-
try, has helped to draft pioneer
ing legislation in the civil rights
field such as the New York State
fair educational practices law, the
comprehensive civil rights law in
New Jersey and other statutes
which have been used as models
throughout the country. It has
also participated in number of
precedent-making test cases in
volving segregation, defamation
and violation of the principle of
separation of Church and State.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-04-04
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Jews and Masonry

ciples of that wisest of all men
King Solomon am content.
The anti-Semites have always
exaggerated the influence Of the
Jews in the Masonic order, but
Jews have now and again been
honored in the order. Back in the
earliest days of America, one of
the most important Masons, the
Grand Master of the Order in
Massachusetts was Michael Moses
Hays. I am particularly happy
over the fact that the Deputy
Grand Master of this lodge was
a man named Paul Revere.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-04-04

NOSooeooeSSSN4
is today. Many years ago, I know
it was very potent in America. It
used to be saying among the
lawyers a generation ago that ga
Mason is never hung" I do not
know whether this magic con-
tinues today. Does Mason recog-
nize his brother by the secret
handshake as of yore? / can see
the adventure of such things. In
the hands of an order committed
to evil designs it might be a ter
rible thing, but in the case of any
order which stands for the prin-
Evening star., 1952-11-30
VoUNG BILL CORDAIR,
Il the new President of
the Cordair Coat Com
FICTION


pany, looked at his Office manager with scorn
What's the matter, Dave?" he asked Get
ting soft?"
"An right, so I'm getting soft, Dave said
Il just can't do it to him. Not me. You got
to tell him yourself"
you've fired plenty guys in your day."
This is different. Sans been with the firm
thirty-two years. It's his life.'
''Malarkey," Bill said. Far as can see,
he's playing the firm for sucker. Piddles his
time away. Never saw anybody waste 50
many hours on nonsense"
Look, Bill. He's fixture Maybe he's
little eccentric. but your father put up with
him all these years, and -"
Put up with him too long," Bill said. IF
you don't want to do it, III tell him myself"
He got up from the desk - tall, 1.-THE, still
wearing the crew cut he'd had all through
Princeton, all through three years in the Air
Force
He was brisk as he crossed the Office Senti-
ment was all right in its place. but not when
you were trying to bring efficiency and common
sense into an organization: not when you were
trying to show sizable profit
His father, retiring three weeks ago, start
ing on a long-dreamed-of cruise around the
world, had said, From now on, Bill, you're
the boss" Well, Bill knew he couldn't operate
intelligently with lot of dead wood - old
timers like Sam Hawk. the button man, draw
ing eighty week for something kid could
do and wasting his time on stupidities.
Bill found Sam Hawk in the cutting room
The man was hunched over the telephone -
a scrawny little figure in shirtsleeves. He held
button in his hand and he was describing it.
Shaped like half moon. see? Carved
wood. with kind of eye-and-nose effect Sort
of faded old gold. We used it four years ago. .
Evening star., 1952-11-30

You sure it wasn't one of your numbers, Ed?"
He waited. ''Who? Sheinrod? +. III try him."
Sam Hawk put the telephone down. He was
bald, and what hair he had left around the
ears was gray. He went to the rack and got
his jacket
Bill Cordair said, ''Sam / want to talk to
you"
Mot now" Sam said. Got to match this
button
Look here, Sam"
Its a request from Paul Brothers, South
Bend" Sam nodded hurriedly at the clock. 1t
was ten minutes of five. Got to get to
Sheinrod's before they Close See me when
get back"
Bill almost lost his temper as the bald man
went out. This was no way to talk to boss.
Trouble was, Sam Hawk didn't bother much
about such things as who was boss
BILL looked at one of the cutters. How
longs he been trying to match that damn
button?"
The man smiled IAN day. 1t came this
morning"
Bill muttered an oath. The Cordair Com
pany used only unusual buttons to decorate
its ladies' coats Some of the buttons cost as
much as 81. And when woman lost such
button, trouble started She had to 60 back
to the retailer who d sold her the coat, and he
in turn had to appeal to the Cordair Company.
Usually the company could send the match
ing button to the customer out of the stock on
hand But to waste full day on it. :. . Wasn't
it cheaper and more intelligent to send the
customer whole new set of different buttons?
Tell her the old ones were out of stock?
He suspected Sam went on these ridiculous
quests to make easy work for himself. 1t gave
him an excuse to visit with cronies in the
button shops, waste hours in conversation
His eyes narrowed. If he went to Sheinrods
now himself, he knew he'd find Sam killing
time over this button search. Maybe that's
exactly what ought to do" he considered.
1t would give him frst-hand the ammunition
he needed, the justification for firing Sam.
He went and he was grim about it. When he
walked into Sheinrods he saw Sam and fat
man at counter. Neither glanced at him.
They were bending over the button. yeah,
that was our number, SAM" the fat man was
Evening star., 1952-11-30

saying. But we been out of it since l949.
Sorry. Can't replace it,
Joe, you got to" Sam said. One of our
Oldest accounts - Paul Brothers"
Paul Brothers, Shmaul Brothers," Joe
said with snort. What d'you expect us to
do, carve single button?"
And dye it to MATCH
Sam, you're crazy"
Got to have it.
You know what it would cost? Maybe
five-six bucks
did I ask what it would cost?" Sam said.
Joe, you got to make me the button"
BILL CoRDAlR was about to intervene. This
was ridiculous. He started forward.
The button manufacturer was looking at
Sam in an odd way. ''You really think it's
worth that much to you?"
Listen, Joe," Sam said whats Cordair
"a fiy-by-night? We been making coats
forty-four years and we still got most of our
original customers Why? Because we got
pride, that's why. Because we stand behind
our goods, see? When customer asks special
favor, we turn the town over to do it - and
he knows it."
But five bucks for single button -
Buys thousand in good will Don't argue
with me. Joe. ! been in this racket long enough
to know when to spend and when not to spend
Whenn you have the button?"
Evening star., 1952-11-30

Young Bill Cordair set out to
fire a man. What he got was
a lesson he wouldn't forget
Evening star., 1952-11-30

Joe grinned. The day after tomorrow"
Then Sam Hawk turned away from the
counter and he had satisfied look But when
he saw Bill Cordair he was surprised. Hey"
he said as they went out together, you follow
ing me?"
sort of" Bill admitted.
What's on your mind, anyhow"
Bill looked at the sidewalk. He had queer
thoughts. About maintaining the Cordair
reputation, about standing behind your prod
uct even to the extent of -
SAM" he said as they walked, and for
some reason his voice wasn't steady. Sam,
I've got the feeling you sort of represent what
my father tried to build into the company -"
Huh? What kind of talk is that?"
What - what want to say, Sam -
Bill had strange sense of humility. well
- now that I've taken over, I'm going to need
guys like you around. just want to be sure
you're going to stick with me. That's all"
DAM looked up at him curiously, and there
was little chucl1le in his voice when he spoke
Il guess l had you figured wrong, Bill" he
said. Told your Dad before he left you'd
never be the man he was" There was warmth
and friendliness in his words now. Imagine
you following me down to Sheinrods to back
me up on that special order for just one button.
Why. boy, that's the kind of thing your father
would have done" The End
Evening star., 1952-11-30

by Oscar Schisgall
illustrated by Tracy SugarD,an
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Draft Boards Order
122 10 Report for
Induction "Wednesday

District Draft Boards have or
dered 1872 men to report for induc-
tion Wednesday at the Armed
Forces examining and induction
station, 814 North st. Asaph street,
Alexandria, Va. They are:
stephen Geracheis, Thomas 6. Fisher,
mion of5n Sohn fy Rice BeEnarS e5Ie Wa
Nick -Papanicolaou, Lawrence E. Ticer:
J; Winston. Robert N. Garrison, Joseph A,
Ronsisvalle, Terry s. Gregory. Jerry Per
kins; Leo NJ Acors: -
shedon Pofnek Harvey aTafc b. Carlton MGss john
NJ Moore, Robert L. Hester, Charles E.
N4na;and ManEum ill., IT. J9hp @. A. Baker, John "
James Q. Murphy. Fletcher Meadows, John
N; capbell. jackie Hughes, Birchard B.
Thomas E. Turner. Milbie Locke, Tommy
Bizzell. Arthur E.: Barton. Thomas E
Hs 5 H. sSs Jdssp aSSi
4. Reeder, Eugene B. Burrouehs. William
3. Hoelton. Kemper Lee Vaughn. Raymond
Matthew Alexander. Alex L. Bannister
Leo Waiter sans ans Albert aa Sahara siHiaa Wiilian
GSaies Jcseph EsiRa YnftRs smt bsen SIssat
Houstman, Donald c. Jones, Richard s.
kuss, Albert E; Simpson, jr., William M
Allen, Clifton H. Gray.
Charles j., Farewell, Eugene NJ. DeBari,
Jack 1. Foulger Irving Queen. Daniel B.
Lesh. Boyd Baxter. jr:. James g; Bennett,
4 A1S; Miles; jr; willie y. Newell: Charles /.
Wolf. Richard o. Hunt, Vito L. Linsalata
Carroll Greene, Westley Wade. jr., An
thony Vlahakis Nicholas A; D'Agostino,
land. James r. Melbourne. Arthur E. WOLF.
John L; Green. jr:., joseph J. Copeland.
John q. Barnes Charles W. Boyer. Don
sernard s. Davis, julius FISCHER. Charles 3
GOIdsteiR Colds Floyd H. aaw6ns John
o'Neiii, 6ilGG Lloyd % A. Payne. Ne Roy V e. Pratt,
CARY, w. Pugh. Roger Z. Redman Fred NJ.
suiShTa }Shn G. Bafnes p9nald st Lee nrDd
Washington. Roosevelt Durham.
In addition, 80 men have been
declared delinquent and ordered to
report for induction. They are:
James F: Ruteluge Paul J: Taylor. John
6. Freeman. Y. Ray H Hamilton. Paul
EsReeEf Mtan aarysY Ws hsf
Jose Schlosser- r-Carrascosn. Olney I. Hor-
ner. Thomas Lee: IT,. James w. Howard,
acfso u nesSy homa
ir, Mack Rouse; Jerry r. Gould, Lawrence
cohn william, Il. Philpot. Johnie Lee
Wilson, Eugene M Graves. James Il
Walker. James Wilson.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Two on Scooters Begin
Four-Continent Tour
By the Associofed Press

MILAN. -- Two young Italians
have left Milan for a motor
scooter tour of four continents.
They will travel in special motor
Scooters through Europe. Africa
Australia and Southern Asia. They
plan to cover some 10000 miles
The pair, Dante Cesare Vacchi
26, and Edoardo Mari. "a, expect
to complete their tour in sever
months.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Two Boys Admit Starting
$500, 900 Stockyard Fire
By the Associated Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May s.
A 100000 fire leveled the Fort
Wayne Union Stockyards in 20
minutes Friday night, and police
said two small boys admitted
starting the fire by accident.
The two boys, and 9 years old,
were camping out" near the
stockyards. Police said they re-
lated that they started q little fire
and ran when it got too big"
They were picked up for ques-
tioning a short time later.
The livestock loss in the blaze
amounted to about $4,000.
Many hogs were turned out as
the fire reached their pens. Police
shot those that had suffered seri-
Gus burns.
Ten cattle cars on a siding,
some Of them loaded, were dam
aged severely. Firemen saved a
nearby Office building belonging
to the stockyardS.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Deaths Reported
(By the D. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics. }

(By the D. G. Bureau Of Vital Statistics
Francis Stacey. 81, 800 End st. s.e.
sara Hammond. SO. 3941 Buens pl. Sc
John Kroha, "a, United States Soldiers
Edward Hurord. SO. zoe Highland Dr.
join nc doraSn. Sti is. Aii 4s4s Chevy cha,. dr.
| Chevy Chase, Md.
Mary Sharp, 81. 1920 14th st. NV.
Mary Hebrew, 65: New Jersey.
Olive Minor, 90, 407 3rd. st. NV.
Virginia Jones. 81. 634 11th st. NV.
Mary Green. 80. 170S N. Careron st..
Arlington. Va.
Rhoda Bowser. "a. 2OO9 L st. NV.
John Dent, 6S, 1914 Columbia I'd. NV
Clarence Rowan, 6S, United States Soldiers
! Home.
Mary Turner, 65. 5347 Bass pl. Sc.
James White. "a S34 goth ST ne.
Jacaueiine Cuney; 81; 134 seaton pl. NV
John Moore. 50. 631 Florence ST. ne
Mabel Woodson. A. 14Ol Belmont st. NV
Margaret Bramford. 3S, 614 Florence st
ne.
John Martin, 35. 1909 C st. Sc.
Annie Sands, IL, :535 9th ST. Sc.