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The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
Labor Sec. Mitchell Wants Strength In New Labor Bill

WASHINGTON, R - Secretary of Labor James F. Mitchell said today he hopes the House will strengthen" the labor regula- ton bill passed by the Senate.
 Earlier, Sen. John Kennedy, chief sponsor of the measure, told a reporter he did not see how President Eisenhower could de- cline to approve the bill even though it omits some Administra- ton recommendations.
 Mitchell, talking with newsmen at the capitol where he testified on his departments appropria- tions measure, said his agency had not yet completed its detailed ana lysis of the bill as passed by the Senate 90-1 late Saturday.
 q generally still believe the Administrations proposals would strengthen the bill, and am hopeful the House will seek to improve it to that end," he said.
 Mitchell mentioned limits on secondary. boycotts and ban on organizational picketing as two points included in the Administra- tion measure which he felt were not covered adequately in the Kennedy bill.
 The Administration also wants to let state agencies handle labor cases in which the National La bor Relations Board refuses to take jurisdiction. There is no forum now to handle such cases.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
Army Engineers Will Study Yukon Damsite

WASHINGTON, tR = Army en- gineers have been directed to take new look at the feasibility of building a power dam in Rampant Canyon on Alaska's Yukon River.
 Sen. Ernest Gruening said to- day the action has been directed by the Senate Public Works Com mittee at his request.
 Earlier studies have indicated the Rampant Canyon site could utilize as much as 4,770,0O0 kilo- watts of installed generating ca pacity III roughly twice that of Grand Coulee Dam, now largest hydroelectric plant in the United States. The huge project would cost from $9OO,OOO,OOO to $1,5OO,- 100000.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
By FRANK w. vAILLE

WASHINGTON, LRl m Military authorities believe as many as four companies may have an in terest in acquiring the govern ment-owned Alaska Communica- tions System.
 But the bare mechanics of any sale which may be authorized probably would take at least two years.
 Col. R. c. Angster of the Signal Corps, stressed these views in tes- timony made public yesterday by the House Appropriations Com mittee.
 An Administration proposal to authorize sale of the system now is pending before the House and Senate Armed Services Committee.
 Angster did not identify the four companies he said are be- ieved interested in acquiring the system, which provides longtime communications to and within Alaska for civilian as well as gov- ernment traffic.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
No Improvement In Dulles Ailment

WASHINGTON, R - X-ray treatments to ease the cancer pain of former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles have been stopped with no significant inn provement as yet, the State De- partment reported today.
 Press officer Lincoln White said he was not aware of any further treatments planned for Dulles.
 The former Secretary started receiving X-ray treatments on the lower part of his neck April IA. Doctors attributed pain Dulles was having to possible malignant tumor in the lower cervical yer tibrae.
 White said in a bulletin an- nouncing an end to the X-rays after nine treatments that Dulles is receiving appropriate analge- sics-pain-killers.
 The State Department spokes- man said Dulles will continue to stay at Walter Reed Army Hos pital, where he has been most of the time since a hernia opera ton in February disclosed re- currence of Dulles 1856 abdom- inal cancer.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
Double Charging Charged of Military Alaska Transport

WASHINGTON, R - Despite their statehood status, Alaska and Hawaii still are considered over seas areas by the Department of Defense and the Air Force.
 And as such, Military Air Transport Service (MATS) spokes- man says, they don't fall within the scope of a department direc- tive requiring the military to use commercial aircraft wherever pos sible in the United States for movement of troops.
 Replying to criticism that the M ATS' operation sometimes amounts to double charging of the taxpayers" Brig. Gen. Robert J. Friedman told a House appro- priations subcommittee that the MATS operation into Alaska is no different from it's transport opera ton throughout the globe.
 'To be fully prepared, familiar with the routes, and completely responsive to the needs of the combat commands at the very out set of an emergency" he said, MATS must operate in peace time in much the same manner as it will in war. As. wartime opera ton into Alaska is required, it is logical that MATS should also op- crate into Alaska in peace"
 Criticism of the MATS opera ton came from Rep. Daniel J. Flood O-PN who cited testimony by the Civil Aeronautics Board 'that if the military were to put their traffic on the commercial lines, they could do away with subsidy"
 He said the CAB. had cited the case of an Alaska Airlines plane taking off for Fairbanks and Anchorage daily except Sun day from Seattle at the same time a MATS plane also takes off for Alaska.
 ''Here is a clear case of the taxpayers being charged twice." Flood said. "They are being charged subsidy for that Alaska Airlines plane and they are being charged all of the expenses of the MATS plane that leaves simultan- eously. Why can't we eliminate that double charging of the tax payers by putting the MATS traf- fic on that commercial plane?"
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
SUNDAY BASEBALL National Leacue

Pittsburgh g, Philadelphia 2. Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 5. Los Angeles IT, St. Louis II. San Francisco 5, Chicago 2. Cincinnati II, Milwaukee 10.
 American League Chicago 6-5, Cleveland 5-2. Baltimore 5-3, New York Az. Kansas City 4, Detroit 3. Washington 2, Boston 1.
 Pacific Coast League Vancouver Fl, San Diego 0-8, Phoenix 8, Seattle 4. Sacramento 4-6, Spokane 3-3.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
Nome Musicians Return In Triumph,
 With Accolades To Beat The Band

school, morning, noon and night, for several hundred visiting stu dents, was big project, and was most capably handled.
 The last evening of the 3-day Festival, each band selected the student who had contributed the most musically and in other ways, to the band. The Nome band. was unanimous in its selection of stu dent body president Fritz Cham bers,, who received a beautiful Festival trophy.
 Superintendent Wm. Ange11, who accompanied the group, said he was very proud of the conduct of the students, as well as of their musical performance.
 Massed Bands Overwhelming
 Mrs. Richard Lee ST. expressed the sentiments of many of the 2,000 people in the audience, stated that the massed band, or chestra and chorus performance was the most overwhelming musi- cal experience she has ever had, and was so glad she had the op- prtunity to be present.
 Mrs. Emily Boucher and Mrs. Ben Young, chaperones, expressed appreciation to the people of An chorage for all the courtesieS ex- tended the band, and the regret that all the parents didn't have the opportunity of being present. They also stated that they re- ceived many compliments for the band, and especially for the fine work done by its director, Wm- Bixby, who was praised by other band leaders, the adjudicators and many individuals.
 The massed bands, orchestra and choruses presented the we'll known Land of Hope and Glory" by Elgar, as the final number on Saturday evening.
 Many Nomeites Present
 Many Nomeites and former residents turned out to greet the Nome band, some of whom were: MT. and Mrs. John Cooley and son Johnnie, MT. and Mrs. Ray Tveter and son Paul, Gus Stein wandel and daughter Margie, Mrs. J. J. O'Leary, Rita Tavis and daughter, MT. and Mrs. William Barber, three sons and daughter Rosemary; Mrs. Eal Coulthard, Jeff Jefford, Peggy Kraun. Julia Nelson, Reba Leise, Jimmie Mays, MT. and Mrs. Robert Spear, Mrs. Richard Lee Sr., Richard Lee Jr., Robert Grant. Mayor Steffen An dersen was on hand to greet the band on its arrival in Anchorage. Mrs. Earl Towner arrived Satur- day evening fom Nome in time to hear the last half of the pro- gram. Greetings were also sent to Nome from Margaret Heller, Walt Sipprell, Bill Woods, Gabby Peirez, and Mrs. Swimm and daughter.
 This evening the band is being honored with a no-hoSt supper. at the North Star Grill tonight, ar ranged by the parents of the band members.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27

The Nome SchOOl Band returned this morning from Anchorage, where they participated in the B. day Tenth Annual Western Alaska High School Band Festival.
 One of the band members Susie Saito, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward Saito of the F.A.A. here, had the distinct honor of being chosen as one of the solo, ists at the massed band concert. Susie was one of four students se- lected from about 900, and has played the flute only this year, without previous experience. Her selection was played here at the Band Concert on April 10, and is entitled Orientale, by Ceasar Cui.
 The three other soloists were Gerald Grill, violinist of Fair banks He is the son of Emma Grill who was with the school here and is now director of music in the Fairbanks schools), Sampy Wall, a bass singer from Fort Greedy, and Chas. Fligel of Fair banks, alto sax.
 Good Ratings for Nome
 MT. Wm. Bixby, who has been the band director this winter, stated that all local students who tried out before the adjudicators received fine ratings. The ratings are either poor, fair, good or ex- cellent, or superior. Susie Saito was superior, Judy Bixby, Mary Jean Longley, Ruth and Earl Towner were excellent; Fritz Chambers, Rodney Boucher, Cookie Johnsen and Davie Grant were good.
 The most outstanding group was from Anchorage, brass en- semble with tyrnpani. Twirler and flag swingers were also chosen from the Anchorage group.
 Busy from AM.
 The students were kept busy from in the morning (for re- hearSals and try-outs), and were under the direction of a guest conductor, Robert Wagner, of the U. of Oregon.
 Other Alaska schools in the Festival were Anchorage, Fair banks, Palmer, Seward, Copper Valley, Valdez, Eielson AFB, Fort Greedy and Wasilla.
 The band was greeted by An chorage students who, with their cars, took the guests to private homes. The hospitality and trans portation back and forth to the
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-27
Mushing
 Through Washington
By FRANK w. VAILLE ZAP Special Washington Servicel


 WASHINGTON, tR - A recapi- tulation of the nine-year quest for oil on Naval Petroleum Reserve No. in Alaska caused some head shaking in the House Appropria- tions Committee recently.
 Some of the members, Rep. Al bert Thomas D-TeD in particu- lar, couldn't forget the optimistic testimony given by geologists dur ing the time the exploration pro- gram was under consideration.
 Thomas recalled one geologist who told the committee: "You can almost see it (oiD oozing out of the ground, that is, when it is not frozen"
 Instead of that, Thomas drew from R. G. Tracie, consultant en- gineer to the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserve Program, agreement that he was substan- tially correct in assessing the re- suits as essentially a dry hole"
 Tracie added, however, that many years were spent in Canada before oil was found in an area of similar size.
 "What we did in Alaska" Ira cie continued, Merely proved that where we happened to drill we didn't find much"
 But when you get to those hearings of 10 years ago." added Thomas, you cannot laugh off a man like E. De Golyer and others.
 "They said you can see surface signs. I have never heard such encouraging statements. Those people are not novices in the business"
 "There is no question but what the physical conditions exist in the reservoir" Tracie replied, flor a substantial oil discovery"
 Tracie and Capt. A. s. Miller director of the Naval program, told the committee the explora- tion program - carried out be- tween 1914 and 1853 at a cost of about 48 million dollars - un- covered one field of approximately 30 million to 100 million barrels.
 It also located large gas struc- ture believed to hold as much as trillion cubic feet, and a small gas field at Point Barrow which has been used for heating and cooking purposes at the Barrow camp.
 Although the oil field was found at less than 1000 feet, Tracie said it was all in frozen ground and was actually not" anything which could be used on the basis of present knowledge.
 An Alaska woman artist, Claire Fejes of Fairbanks, is returning home next week after success ful three months outside.
 Among her accomplishments was a one-woman showing of paintings done in an Eskimo whal- ing camp which attracted record crowds to Seattle's Frye Art Museum.
 The Smithsonian Institute n al so showed interest in the paint ings, which have an anthropolo- gical tinge by their recording of Noatak Eskimo life.
 Mrs. Fejes spent two weeks last summer living at Sesualik, a Kot- zebue Sound community used by ESkimoS each summer in their hunt for the white beluga W'lale.
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Evening star., 1959-06-24

which charitable, philanthropy
ic or educational non-profit
agency should receive his con-
tribution in the event the
amount raised for the center
should prove inadequate. At
present, the act provides only
that should the center fund
raising drive fail, the money
collected would be turned over
to the Smithsonian Institution.
$50 Million Estimate
Mr.. Flemming also revised
his earlier estimate Of the cost
of the center. He said he ex-
poets that at least $50 mil
lion will have to be pledged
in cash or by endowment TO
take care Of not only the con-
struction costs but also the
maintenance and operation of
the center. His earlier estimate
was closer to $50 million.
He emphasized at the same
time that any firm estimate Of
costs is, difficult now since the
trustees lack the basic data on
which to base their opinion.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Coroner Rules
Students Death
Was Suicide

A certificate Of suicide has
been issued in the death of
Della Hyland Westerman. 10.
of 2409 Seminary road, Silver
Spring, April l8 in George
University Hospital.
District Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said his certificate
was based on the results Of a
long investigation by Mont
gomery County police.
Mrs. Westerman, who was a
student at Marjorie Webster
Junior College, was found un-
conscious March 8 by her
mother, Mrs. Howard L. Hy-
land, in the basement garage
of the Hyland home at 2409
Seminary road, Silver Spring.
Preliminary examination at
the time of her death revealed
she had been suffering from
carbon monoxide poisoning,
bronchial pneumonia and a kid
ney infection, DR.. Macdonald
reported. She never regained
consciousness.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
FBI Accuses
Con Man of
NewChorge

Another charge Of duping
women by use of weight
reducing pills was leveled to-
day at Walter B. O'Donnell.
longtime confidence man, at
arraignment proceedings at
Norfolk.
O'Donnell, 81, was arrested
last week two days after the
FBI put him on the 1O-most-
wanted list. Among others, he
was accused of robbing five
Washington women with his
speciality.
Today the FBI also accused
him of inducing Mrs. Frances
j. Posnak of Bronx. N. Y. to
take two of the pills, which
caused her to lose conscious
ness for two days.
The FBI said ODonnell
loaded up everything of value
he could find in Mrs. Posnak's
home. and transported it by
bus to Norfolk. The loob
totaled $5.222.64 and included
such items as rings. watches,
a radio, and stocks and bonds,
ODonnell was arrested as he
was about to address an Al
coholics Anonymous meeting
in Norfolk posing as A. j. Rossi,
a retired postmaster.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Trumun Joins
Hoover on Bourd
Of American u.

Former President Truman
today accepted an invitation to
become an honorary member
of the board of trustees Of
American University.
BY his acceptance, Mr.. Tru-
man Joined the only other hv-
ing ex-PreSident, Herbert Hoo
yer, who has been an honorary
member of the board since
l945.
DR.. Hurst r. Anderson, pres
ident of the university said.
THE appropriateness of the
presence of a former President
has led the board to feel that
they should invite another dis
tinguished former President to
become an honorary member
of the board of trutees. This
is especially appropriate for a
school located in the Nations
Capital with the name Of
American University"
The honorary trustees may
attend and participate in board
meetings.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Actors Given
$4,000 in
PIohn Will

The late Edmund Plohn,
longtime manager of the Ma
tional Theater. left an estate of
about $130,000, including $64.-
900 bequeathed to the Actors
Fund Of America, Inc.
Mr.. Plohn, who died here at
Doctors Hospital June 8 at the
age Of 80, was manager of the
National Theater between 1887
and 1854, when he retired with
the title Of manager emeritus.
According to papers filed in
District Court today. Mr.. Plohn
left bequests in amounts from
81 900 to $4,000 to friends, with
the residue of the estate going
to various charities.
These bequests included
$4,000 to the National Society
for the Prevention of Blind
ness. $4,000 to the Jewish
Community Center at 1929
Sixteenth street NV, $4,000
to the New York Guild for the
Jewish Blind, $4,000 to the
American Joint Jewish Distri-
button Committee in New York,
$4,000 to the National Capital
Division Of the Salvation Army,
plus the $4,000 to the Actors
Fund.
Mr.. Plohn started in show
business at the age of 6 rent
ing opera glasses to theater
patrons. Later he worked as q
program salesman, as an ad-
vance agent and, for several
years, as general manager OF
George M. Cohan's Productions
Before coming to Washing
ton and the job at the National
Theater, Mr.. Plohn worked as
manager of New York's New
Amsterdam Theater.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Fire Forces
200 to Flee
Apartments

More than 200 persons were
forced into the streets last
night as fire ate through the
top floor of a three story
apartment building at 826-2S
Eighteenth street NV.
Rescue squadmen assisted
one woman, 84-year -old Anna
Stadnichenko, from an apart
ment under that in which the
fire started. She had suffered
a slight stroke several days
ago.
About IS persons poured out
Of the burning building and
some 200 others left a seven
story apartment house adjoin-
ing at 1900 / street NV.
Deputy Chief Paul w. Stat
ford. estimating damage at
about $25, 900. said the fire ap-
parently was started by q
cigarette. In addition to the
six apartments on the top floor,
there was considerable water
damage to other places. includ-
ing the Toronto Restaurant on
the first floor.
Ten engine and three truck
companies. under the direction
of Chief Millard Sutton, had
the fire under control in less
than 40 minutes. The first
alarm came at 9 pm. and the
second at 9:08.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Turover to Pluy
At Walter Reed

ISadore Turover, retired un-
defeated chess champion Of
the District, will take on al
comers simultaneously tonight
at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Opponents for Mr.. Turover
will be patients in the hospital
who have taken up the game
during their convalescence. The
exhibition will be at z pm. in
the Red Cross Recreation Hall
at the hospital.
Evening star., 1959-06-24
Funds for Civilian
Parking Unit Asked
Celebrated Architect
To Advise on Center

Edward Durell Stone, de-
signer of numerous celebrated
! q n d m arks throughout the
country. has been retained as
consulting architect for the
National Cultural Center to be
built overlooking sthe Potomac
River.
The appointment Of Mr..
Stone, whose accomplishments
include the American pavilion
and theater at the International
Exposition in Brussels, Bel
gium, last year. was announced
yesterday by Secretary Flem-
ming of the Department Of
Health, Education and Welfare.
Mr.. Flemming is chairman Of
the proposed center's board of
trustees, which held its third
meeting in the White House
yesterday.
Mr.. Flemming emphasized
that the architects job at this
time will be to prepare one or
more concepts for the structure
authorized by Congress and to
be built with private funds.
Timing DOvetailed
The Secretary said Mr.. Stone
is expected to be ready with
at least preliminary recon-
mendations in two or three
months. The timing Of the
report, he explained, viii COIN
eide with recommendations to
be made by another consulting
firm as to the best means of
conducting q fund drive
throughout the Nation. The
latter study is being conducted
by the firm Of Tambly and
Brown, Inc.
The trustees expect that with
the consultants' recommenda-
tions in by that time, the fund
raising align can be
launched intenSively around the
first Of the year.
Included In Mr.. Stones task
will be an analysis Of the re-
quirements Of the center. These
requirements, Mr.. Flemming
explained, concern the most de-
sirable size and design Of the
center, whether it viii consist
of one or more structures, and
its relationship with the traffic
patterns in the center's vicinity,
The architects will also pre-
pare preliminary plans and
drawings.
Professor Of Architecture
Among his other works, Mr..
Stone has designed the Museum
Of Modern Art. the Victoria
Theater and the new Hunting
ton Hartford Museum. all in
New York. At present he is
also designing extensive modi-
fications to the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art in New York.
Mr.. Stone has served as a pro-
fessor Of architecture at both
Yale and New York Univer-
sites.
AS spokesman for the 16
trustees who attended yester-
days session. Mr.. Flemming
revealed that Senator Full
bright, Democrat of Arkansas,
one of the board members, in
tends to introduce an amend
ment to the National Cultural
Center Act, probably this ses-
sion Of Congress.
The revision would specify
that contributors to the center
fund would be able to specify
Evening star., 1959-06-24
HE POINTED TO AN IS

HE POINTED TO AN IS
LAND in the carriage en-
trance of the building, occu-
pied by a tree surrounded by
ivy.
But we never see them.
You won't find them in the
ZOOS. When caught in a live
trap, they will die within an
hour. They seem to suffer
a psychological shock when
captured, go into a frenzy
and drop dead.
"They have been kept alive,
even bred, in captivity, but it
is a very difficult thing to do.
For one thing, they are
very short lived. A year-old
shrew is very old. Few OF
them live to that age.
when disturbed they set
up a high, piercing, shrill
chatter. Maybe that's why
the term 'shrew' is applied to
females. But observers of the
Shrew in captivity or in ma
ture have never noted that
the females nag the males.
Must be getting in; there's
a lecture on bats coming up
that l want to catch. Hope
you will do your best to
knock down the idea a shrew
is a mouse.
"The Germans call the
shrew the SpitzmGuS, mean
ing mouse with a pointed
nose.
They also call the flying
mammal die federmGuS. But
that doesn't make it a mouse.
Its a bat"