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The Nome nugget., 1954-02-03
Pope Plus Condition Unchanged" After Stomach Treatment

VATICAN CITY, R-After a week of treatment for strength sapping stomach condition, Pope Plus KITS condition was reported unchanged" Tuesday.
 He passed a quiet and restful night, but the hiccups which have afflicted him since Jan. 26 have not gone completely, according to Vatican sources.
 Vatican press communiques have been reassuring and have termed the Pope's ailment slight" But public concern for the 77-year-old pontiff's condition is growing in Rome.
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-03
Butler Predicts Committee Will Send Alaska Bill
 To The Senate Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, R-Chairman Butler Tuesday predicted the Senate Interior Committee will vote Thursday to send an Alaskan statehood bill to the Senate ''whe- ther or not the subcommittee has completed it's work"
 "We'll risk perfecting the bill on the floor" he declared when asked by newsman what hap pened if the Territories subcom- mittee doesn't complete it's draft of the bill by Thursday. The subcommittee only Monday got down to a discussion of lan- guage and already reportedly has run into snarls. Causing the troubles are provisions setting forth the proposed states boun- diaries and possible entanglement with the long-standing controver- sy over aboriginal land claims of the territory's natives, it was re- ported.
 Butler, who until recently has opposed Alaskan statehood legis- lation, appeared confident of the Thursday vote Asked if he felt the committee would send the bill to the Senate, Butler replied: "Oh sure"
The Nome nugget., 1954-02-03
Alumni niCirls Upset Favored Huskies

The Nome Alumni Girls upset the favored Nome Huskies in the second game of Tuesdays double header 48-41 after the Little Guys edged out the Junior Varsity 32-27 in the first tilt
 Paced by speedy Vera Huff who was high for the game wiz? 27 points, the Alumni had to rally through the second half to earn their first win over the Huskies. The first quarter ended in a one point margin for the high school, 10-9. In the second quarter six straight baskets by Marge Willoya increased the lead to 29-19 mar gin.
 All through the third quarter the Alumni cut away the score with baskets by Hay and Huff to go in front at the whistle 33-32. In the final period with a furry of baskets by both teams, the Alumni maintained enough lead to choke off any attempts by the high school to catch Up.
 Scoring for the winners, Huff 27, Marge Hay 15, Beatrice Haver- camp 4 and Beatrice Lee 2. Subs for the Alumnis, Nellie Sindelar, Barbara Carlson and Lillie Tung- wenuk.
 For the high school, Marge Will oya 16, Nancy Tripp 13, Madeline Piscoya 8 and Arlene Muller f. Subs included Jerri and Lucy Fagerstrom, Donna Lyle, Pat Her man, Carolyn Glavinovich, Gladys Drake, Mary Jeanne Boucher, Sig rid Olsen, Madeline Mogg, Diane Boucher, and Marie Castel.
 The Little Guys took a two-to one edge in games in their cur rent series with the Junior Var sity, coming from behind in the second half. The JV's held scores of 4-3 and 1O-8 before the Little Guys tied it up and went on ahead 22-17 at the three quarter mark A brief rally in the closing seconds of the game fell short by the losers.
 Tommy Drake was high for the winners with 16, Doug Cabinboy 10, Aaron Bell 4 and Amos Alex ander 2. For the losers, Willie Willoya 19, Red Enix 4, Larry Oscarson and Stan Senungetuk 2 each.
 On Friday, the Nome Merchants (4-O) play the 10th Radio team Q-3) at ' pm. to be followed at 8:15 by the Nome Nanooks (2-O vs. the Air Force Five (0-N.
Evening star., 1954-01-01

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Evening star., 1954-01-01
Thonos L. Stokes

AS far as the Democratic
'heat" in the 1856 presidential
sweepstakes is concerned, it is
customary at this time to re-
gard Adlai Stevenson as the
man to beat. the front runner
against the field.
For the last few months he
has had the track to himself.
But next week. when Con-
gress sits again, the field" will
go into action. And what a
field! Meaning that galaxy of
political talent in the Senate
some Of whom were candi-
dates for the nomination at
the last convention - which
has secret yearnings for a
place on the 1856 Democratic
ticket, though most of them
will deny everything fervently.
Check them of: Estes Ke-
fauver Of Tennessee, who was
out in front at the start of the
balloting in the 1852 conven-
ton; Richard B. Russell Of
Georgia. who was, for a time,
among the leaders; Robert H.
Kerr Of Oklahoma, who never
was really in contention. but
was very earnest about himself
rs o possible President, and
still may be for all anybody
knows.
In recent months the name
Of o newcomer has cropped up
Senator Stuart Symington
Of Missouri.
Evening star., 1954-01-01

not be discussed by Republican
members of Congress. Sena-
tor Lehman Of New York and
other leading Democrats have
since made blistering speeches
about "McCarthyism." which
in turn have stirred up the
defenders Of the viewpoint Of
the Wisconsin Senator. Pre-
sumably Republicans must be
gagged, while only anti-Mc-
Carthyites are allowed to speak
on this issue.
Another phase concerns the
true significance Of the In
quiry at Fort Monmouth.
N. j. The fact is that Fort
Monmouth has been the CEN
ter of experimental work IN
America, knowledge of which
could be of the utmost value
to the Soviet Union--ways
and means Of checking by
electronic devices and inter-
cepting American planes that
might carry the atom bomb
against Soviet Russia's ag-
gression some day. There is
a serious question as to the
past diligence of the Army
staff In this matter.
Instead of welcoming as
constructive any and all in
vestigations by Congress or
anybody else that might pre-
vent these devices from falling
into the hands Of the enemy.
attempts are being made to
disparage and discredit the ef-
fort the Wisconsin Senator
has made in his Fort Mon
mouth inquiry to protect the
safety Of the United States.
Another example of intoler-
ance arose when former PreSi-
dent Truman in a television
speech denounced Mccarthy
ism" and charged that the
Republicans had embraced"
it. He said. doubtless with
tongue in cheek. that he was
not referring to the Wisconsin
Senator as an individual but
to "a dictionary meaning"
Such sophistry did not destroy
the sense of fair play Of the
broadcasting companies. who
wisely allowed Senator Nc
Carthy equal time for a reply.
For unquestionably Mr.. Iru-
man was aiming his entire
speech at the issue Of Com
munists in Government as
made in recent months by the
Wisconsin Senator who. of
course. was entitled to make
any points in reply that he
believed were germane. Yet
there were some critics who
wanted to limit his talk to
two minutes on the air. be-
cause Mr.. Truman's refer
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Thornos [. Stokes
Stevenson Is the Man to Beot
But Not Forgetting KefoNe RUSSELL Kerr johnson, Hill,
SNninqton Monroney Humphrey, SPorkmon, FuIbri9ht

preferred spot when he was
nominated in 1852. defeating
two Senators - Kefauver and
Russell. Now, however. he Is
without public office and. lack
ing that platform. he Is at Q
recognized disadvantage. Now
he must seek and make for
himself occasions to state his
views on developing issues.
He is now well known. That
is not q problem any more as
1t was when he was nominated
In 1852. He Is the "titular
leader" Of his party. though
any assertion of authority to
shape and direct its policy
would be challenged by some
elements within his party,
among them prominent party
figures here in Congress. in
cluding 1856 rivals. So he has
to pick his way carefully and
give leadership and inspiration
to his tremendous rank-and-
file following without Offend
ing the jealous rival leaders.
All this is made the harder
by not having q public ofnce
in which he could do and say
things naturally in the course
Of his duties and stewardship
such as is not possible to q
private citizen without port
folio.
There he is. at . disadvan-
tage with the "field" in Con-
gress which has greater ma
neuverability.
Evening star., 1954-01-01

There are q number Of 9TH
ers who possibly would be re-
ceptive to either first or second
place on the 1856 ticket. men
such as Lyndon johnson Of
Texas. party floor leader in the
Senate: Mike Monroney Of
Oklahoma; Lister Hill and
John Sparkman Of Alabama.
the latter the 1852 vice presi-
Dental candidate: Hubert
Humphrey of Minnesota: J.
William Fulbright of Arkansas
to name q few.
AS Senators they have one
big advantage. They have q
ready forum always. in fact
carry it around with them
wherever they go. in which
they can develop issues and
thus attract public attention
to themselves. That Is helpful.
AS for the tendency not to
nominate a Senator for Presi-
dent, 1t may be because they
have too much Of an oppor-
tunity to speak and act for
themselves. They live daily in
a goldfish bowl. They have Q
voting record on every issue.
away back through the years
many of them. That can be
tracked down and used against
them. This is not the case,
for example, with Governors.
from whose ranks q majority
of presidential candidates have
come in recent years.
Adlai Stevenson was In that
Evening star., 1954-01-01

leaders, we must make up the
disparity in mass by making
our relatively limited number
of GIs into counterparts Of
Buck Rogers. the 25th CEN
tury scientific wonderboy.
This theory is bound to face
serious challenge in the House
and Senate. There will be
some effective arguments. For
despite the credit that must
be given to our air forces for
their tactical and strategic
contributions to victory in
World War II. it was the foot
soldier and the tank that did
the slugging, slogging job that
ended Hitler's dreams of en-
pire in the defeat Of his legions.
Although we had provided
the Russians with every tech
biological advance we pos
sessed except the atomic bomb.
it was the 1O-to-1 numerical
superiority of the Reds that
defeated the Germans on the
Eastern front.
The prospective withdrawal
of two American divisions
from Korea may be a sound
economy, but the plan has
caused a great deal of concern
not only to the ROK govern
ment but also to our military
men in the Far East as well as
in the United States. Tech
nologically, we had every ad-
vantage in the Korean war.
During the first 18 months we
had almost unchallenged supe-
riority in the air. Red avia-
ton during 1850 and 1851
simply did not exist. Yet,
even If we lay aside the politi-
cal factors which have denied
us victory. it was the tanks.
the infantry and the artillery,
well supported as they were by
the air arm. which brought us
the tactical victories we did
obtain. Until our ground
forces were rushed to the
front in numbers in 1850. we
were barely able to hold back
the invading North Koreans.
Our chronological superiority
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Dorothy Thompson
Curtis Bill and Social Security
Pension Depending Upon Absolute lndieence Scored
As Government Interference in Private Affairs

writer's. But writer's never re-
tire unless their wits and i'm
aginations completely forsake
them.
And does q physician retire.
even as . consultant. at any
fixed age? Or the architect?
Americas internationally IA
nous Frank Lloyd Wright is
IS and still going strong. Or
the politician? How about
United States Senators?
The employment Of the ell
derly is q recognized American
problem. Work is the means
by which people keep q living
relation with their fellows.
Completely cut OF from the
working community. people
potter into their graves.
Therefore, II we are to have
q compulsory Federal old-age
program, the assistance should
come to the contributor auto
matically when he reaches the
age Of IS, with no strings at
tached. How he may supple
ment 1t Is none Of the Govern
ment's business. To check up
on the sources Of income Of
the elderly adds to bureau
cratic costs and Is gross inter-
ference In the private affairs
Of self-respecting persons.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Gonstontine Brown
Econonizinq in Military Arm
IT, S. Hopes to Cut Down on Service Personnel Cost
By ReIyinq on Scientific Developments

helped us avoid complete de-
feat when the Chinese Reds
entered the war in late 1850.
Had we possessed sufficient
ground forces in Korea at that
time, the gap in the lines
would not have existed and
our retreat to the 38th Parallel
could have been avoided.
These are factual arguments
difficult to answer. The inter-
national crisis persists. as bad
as 1t ever was. It is true that
the immediate danger of So
Wet aggression in Europe ap-
pears to have receded. But the
tempo of hostilities in the Far
East may well become accel-
Grated. especially if the pros
poets for a Korean peace con-
ference fade away. And our
sad experience in Korea was
to see our best-equipped and
best-trained soldiers in 4. the
world give way before the
sheer mass of Red troops who
had hordes but little tech
nology. The Reds now have
not only improved their posi-
tions but can hurl into battle
four to i've times as many men
as there are defenders along
the truce line. These are the
cold facts which will be heard
in Congress when the admin
istration proposes to further
cut our ground forces at this
critical time
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Dorothy Thompson

Representative Carl T. Cur
tbs, Republican, Of Nebraska is
proposing to introduce q bill
amending and extending Fed
eral pensions, to cover every
retired person of IS no matter
what the source Of income, at
the same time abolishing Fed
eral aid to the States for pub
lie assistance to the needy
aged, dependent children, and
the permanently disabled.
Mr.. Curtis bill also would
raise the minimum pension to
$45 q month and permit those
Of retirement age to earn
81, 900 q year, instead Of the
present limit Of 5000. and still
receive pensions,
Beginning January !, social
security taxes will rise to 2 per
cent each on employer and
employe. The Curtis bill would
extend this tax to the first
5000 Of annual income. no
matter how obtained.
The whole social-security
system should certainly be re-
viSed.
At present, the moment q
young person goes to work and
from there on during his whole
lifetime his payroll is docked
for his old age, and his take
home pay thus decreased.
Working 18-year-olds must
start saving for their old age
before they are earning enough
to marry. This subtraction Of
2 per cent Of income-which
Mr.. Curtis now wishes to ex-
tend to everybody on.
during the whole working life
until 65. or an average Of some
Is gears.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Constantine Brown

Can Buck Rogers success
fully replace the doughboy?
This all-important question is
likely to be one of the most
controversial matters to be de-
bated on the floor Of Congress
in the coming session.
The administration is fol-
lowing what it considers to be
q sound defense policy in the
present unhappy state Of the
world. That policy involves a
substantial reduction in the
Nations ground forces. Com
bat effectiveness will not be
impaired. the administration
contends, since we now have in
production a number Of known
and some still-secret atomic
weapons which could be used
with devastating effect against
an aggressor. The administra-
ton holds that the effective
ness of the armed forces of a
nation Is in direct proportion
to the economic health of that
nation. Personnel cost is far
higher in the American armed
forces than in those Of any ma
ton in the world. For example,
a British captain is paid less
than an American sergeant. A
Turkish private draws less
than so cents a month. Ma
tionalist Chinese generals re-
ceive $12 a month while AN
American buck private draws
over 500.
Thus the policy of the ad-
miniStration is to cut down on
military expenditures, particu-
larly as expressed in personnel
costs, while at the same time
maintaining the Nations mili-
tary preparedness at a high
level. It believes this policy to
be made possible and practi-
cal by the availability Of the
weapons our scientists have
developed. weapons believed to
be unequalled anywhere in the
world.
Since we cannot ever hope
to match Russian and/or
Chinese ground forces in num-
bers, say the administration
Evening star., 1954-01-01
2eqrettobIe Public Controversy
Critics of Senator Mccarthy Accused of Disservice
To Nation in Attempts to Dscredt Red Probes

ence quantitatively took less
than two minutes to speak.
Because Senator Mccarthy
believes in free speech-and
for Senators, too-he took oc-
casion to argue that the Com
munist issue is not politically
partisan and affects the ef-
ficiency Of the Republican as
well as Democratic admins
trations. He, therefore. out
lined weak spots In the pres
ent administrations attitude
and was promptly charged
with challenging the Presi-
dents leadership" He later
issued q statement - when
Secretary Dulles attacked him
and reiterated his views,
asking the people to write or
wire the President as q mat
ter Of guidance for the Execu-
tive. This now has been met
with denunciation on the
ground that no Republican
Senator should indulge in pub
lie controversy with the leader
Of his own party. The Consti-
tuition. Of course, guarantees
'the right Of petition" and it
Is regrettable that Americans
are being told they must re-
frain from responding to ap-
peals for their opinions when
made by United States Sem
atorS.
Lots of speeches are being
made nowadays about the ''in-
tolerance Of dissent" aimed.
Of course. at Senator Nc
Carthy, but too often the ex-
tremists give no thought to
the Implications Of their own
utterances, which sometimes
go so far as to say that the
United States Senate. disre-
garding the vote Of the people
Of Wisconsin, should expel q
Senator who expresses views
disliked by his critics. Some of
these same speeches advocate
the squelching Of investiga-
tions by congressional commit
tees unless they are hamstrung
with rules and restrictions of
procedure that would make 1t
possible for Communists to
befog and confuse the issues
through tactics such as were
used by the IL Communists
in the lengthy trial in Judge
Medina's court. There are
persons who actually advise,
as does Professor Einstein.
that there be no respect shown
any congressional committee
by responding to their in
quiries. liberalism" is Ger.
tainly drifting into strange
ways In America.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved)
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Dovid Lawrence

AS the year 1858 ends, 1t
may be said in retrospect that
no public controversy in the
last half-century in America
is more to be regretted and
deplored than the one that has
developed over the roofing out
Of Communists in our Govern
ment.
Controversy in itself is
healthful in a democracy, and
Informative. But. though the
broad objective is the preser-
vation of the American form
of Government against over
throw by violence, the furious
debate that has been waged over
subversive agents or groups
sympathetic with Communist
propaganda has brought in its
wake an intolerance which
sometimes approaches a spirit
Of totalitarianiSm.
One tragic development is
the conformist attitude now be-
ing urged with respect to the
office Of the presidency itself.
It Is argued, for instance, by
many anti Mccarthy folks
that the President alone shall
make foreign policy and that
Congress must be SubServient
and accept whatever the leader
says it shall do. The Constitu-
ton provides that the Execu-
tive shall be the sole means of
communication and the sole
negotiator with foreign govern
ments. Foreign policy" today,
on the other hand, requires ap-
preparations of billions of dol
lars Of taxpayers money for
financial and economic aid
abroad. Congress must vote to
approve or reject the PreSi-
dents recommendations. It
means supplying troops and
munitions for foreign missions.
To say that the Congress of
the United States must forget
its constitutional obligation
and become q rubber stamp"
or do only what the leader"
says is a throwback to the days
Of the '30S. when the leader"
in Nazi Germany brushed aside
the national legislature and
ran the country his own way.
The intolerance extends
even to what shall or. shall not
be discussed in political cam
paigns in America.
President Eisenhower, for
instance. expressed the hope
that Communists in Govern
ment would not be an issue in
the coming congressional cam
paign. but It was Immediately
seized upon as an order and an
edict from the White House
Is to what should or should
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

bad considering that about so
per cent Of New Years can be blamed on 1883
Democratic Senators plot strategy to curb Joe Mccarthy
m about 80 Senator's Ten to hold him. 10 to jump on
him-and 10 to take the other 20 to the hospital.
States orders Red Romania to its
this We not be able to roll back the
Iron Curtain-but we can roll up the red carpet.
Newlyweds Hutton Porfro Rubirosa boast
combined marriages There's . couple that
continual round Of paresjust celebrating
their silver wedding anniversaries
postmaster called Postmaster General Sum-
mered incompetent IL months figures he's got proof
It's been whole yearand Summerned hasn't yet fred him.
Senators Of both parties fight Ke plan to channel defense
work into unemployment It's simple three
osion My State first yours secondhand anybody eses third
Your cent tax started with the couple
Of breaks like that and you'll be almost well on the
Republicans promised you'd be-
Evening star., 1954-01-01

The forced contribution is
not like an insurance policy,
which becomes part of the
owners estate no matter
whether he leaves dependents.
and on which he can borrow
to meet an emergency. or liqui-
date to reinvest when the
premiums are paid up. His
investment is completely tied
up until he is IS. And even
then he is not assured Of
getting the pension. He gets it
only If he stops earning more
than $75 q month, or. under
the Curtis bill. more than
1888.
The restriction is not ac-
cording to need. II the 65-
year-old has an unearned in
come Of many thousands, he
will still draw the Federal
check. But he may not earn
anything. substantial to sup
plement it.
No other pension systems
carry such provisos. Employees
Of industries with pension
systems must sever their con-
nections with that industry at
IS. But they may supplement
their pensions by other forms
Of activity.
Good craftsmen seldom
wholly retire If there is q de-
mand for their services and
their health permits some
work. The best plumber I
know (sometimes ! think the
only competent plumber left)
Is well over 20. So Is the best
carpenter I know. The pres
ent system already covers some
free professions. including
W q Z a.
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Seward seaport record., 1954-09-10
Chenega Postmaster
 Held for $3OOO Bail

Sam Brizgaloff is at present be- ing held in the Cordova jail in lieu of $3,000 bail, pending his appear ance before U. s. Commissioner Gordon Hartleib for a preliminary hearing.
 Brizgaloff was apprehended on September 3 by U s Marshall William Bailie on a telegraphic warrant from Anchorage. He is charged with violating sections I'll, 1713 title IS, USCA while serving as Postmaster at Chenega.
 Charges filed before the com missioner by Assistant U. s. At torney J. Clifford Groh were for two counts. Brizgaloff is charged with misappropriation of Postal Funds in having failed to turn in or account for some $961.41 en- trusted to his care in his work as Postmaster. He is also charged with issuance of Money Orders without payment, specifically a Money Order payable to Nick Sel- anoff in the amount of $100 on or around August "A, 1854.