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The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Vice President Johnson Heads for
 Berlin to Meet with w. German Leaders

WASHINGTON R Tn e White House announced today that Vice President Lyndon Johnson will fly to Berlin as per- sonal representative of President Kennedy for meetings with West German leaders.
 Johnson expects to leave from Andrews Air Force Base just out side Washington tonight in Ken nedy's Air Force jet.
 The Vice President will be ac- companied by retired Ger. Lucius Clay, who was U. s. military com mander in Germany at the time of the l949 airlift.
 Kennedy's decision to send Johnson to Europe had been re- ported earlier by diplomatic sources. These sources described it as a move to demonstrate to West Germans that the U. s. gov- ernment is vitally interested in their security.
 Johnson will meet with both West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and West Berlin Mayor. Willy Brandt.
 "He will deliver to Mayor Brandt a message in answer to the one dispatched by the mayor to the President" the White House announced
 Brafidt sent Kennedy a lengthy message early this week, demand ing that the West take political as we'll as verbal action over the Communist closing of the border between East Berlin and West Berlin.
 The full content of Brandt's let ter, said to have run some 1,00G words, has not been made public
 Another move of reassurance under consideration but still with out decision is to dispatch addi- tienal United States, British and French troops to West Berlin. Dip lomatic informants in London spoke of this as involving pos sible token increase in the Ii ii, : 000-man Western garrison in Der lin.
 The real purpose Of the John son mission, officials said, is to
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
State Cuts Nome School Budget By $33,94l.75

Schoo Superintendent Conrad Potter today announced that the State Dept. of Education has approved the Nome School Dis trict 1961-6: budget, but has cut their contributing share of the total budget by $33,941.75.
 The total budget approved by the City Council in May, and submitted to the state, amounted to $394 ,409, which included local share of $80,132,25; another $3O,000 from Johnson O'Mallcy aid; and approximately $15,20O from Public Law No. STA. The re- maining $269, ,076.75 was request ed as the state state share sissasrr es the bud- get. Instead, the state will be contributing a total of $235,135.
 Potter said, s'the district has re- ceived nominal cuts in the past, but not as drastic as this 1961-62 cut of $33,941.75."
 "The School Board has not yet met to discuss the cut, but it is anticipated that some mainte- nance and operational activities will be curtailed, and that the the teaching staff will be re- duced by three, perhaps four members, raising the teacher pupil ratio considerably. The end result of course is the addition of a still greater burden to our ele- mentary classes, already suffer ing under split-shift program Not only will the grade school children be attending school for
 fewer number of hours, but with
 larger classes, each child will receive less individual attention, ? Potter said.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
BIGGEST PEACETIME MILITARY BUDGET SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON R = A peace time record $46,662, ,556,O0O mili- tark appropriation bill, including funds to start a nationwide system of air raid shelters, has been signed by President Kennedy.
 The bills total is $265,6 II ,000 more than Kennedy asked to fin ance the Defense Department for the fiscal year ending next June 30- The bill provides flexibility to shift funds.
 Tossed into the military money bill for the first time was an allotment of $7.6 million to start work on Civil Defense projects, including eventual construction of fallout shelters in post offices and other federal buildings through out the country. The money could be used also to purchase food, medical supplies and other emer. gency equipment.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Selective Service Director Warns 18-Year-Old Alaska
 Youth They Must Register

JUNEAU R - It. Col. Dan Mahoney, State Selective Service Director, today warned the young men of Alaska they must register for Selective Service within five days after they become 18 years of age.
 "The obligation to register, T Mahoney said, "is a continuing obligation and must be fulfilled. Every male person hetween the ages of IS anG % is required to register, including members of the reserve components of the armed forces"
 Mahoney said recent stepped up draft activity had disclosed a number of young men in Alaska who had failed to register with Draft Boards as required by law
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18

demonstrate American support of West Berlin and offset evident dissatisfaction in that city and West Germany V tn United States, British and French reac- ton to the Berlin border closing.
 U. s. officials have been deeply concerned about reports of sharp disappointment among West Ger mans at the lack of strong Allied reaction to the Communist shut off of the refugee flood into West Berlin.
 Edward R. Murrow, Director of the U. s. Information Agency and President Kennedy's chief adviser on foreign propaganda operations, came out of Berlin two days ago with reports of popular feeling of let-down. He said the danger was that a sense of resignation among the people of West Berlin might result from this situation.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Ut. Gen. Munday To Visit Nome

It. Gen. George w. Munday, USAF. who arrived in Alaska the first of this month to assume command of all armed forces in the 49th State. succeeding It. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, who retired from active duty, has announced that he is making a statewide orientation trip and expects to ar- rive in Nome next Thursday after noon for a couple of hours.
 The Chamber of Commerce will plan an informal meeting for members of the board and repre- sentatives of other civic organi- cations.
 It has been suggested that the community meet the Generals plane at the airport and give him a real Alaskan welcome, although his stay will be brief.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Yankee Sluggers, Maris And Mantle Way Ahead Of Ruth's Homer Record

NEW YORK tR - It's surprising how many of Mantle and Maris New York teammates still think Mickey will overtake Roger in their exciting duel for Babe Ruth's home run record.
 The score: Maris 48 and Mantle 45 in 119 team decisions and one tie. That leaves Maris IA games ahead of Ruth's pace in i927 when he set the record of so homers. m
 1T still think Mickey will be the one to do 1t, said Yankee who understandably asked not to be identified. 'sRoger goes on streaks. He's hot and cold. One week you can't get him out. The next time he cant buy a base hit. Mickey is consistent"
 Mantle should have the ad- vantage in the next couple of weeks said another Yankee. That's because we'll be playing on the road. Mickey hits more homers than Maris on the roads
 q think it's tossup between the two," said Yogi Berra "It's just a question which one gets hot and stays hot"
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
NASA Decides No More Sub Orbital Flights are Necessary

WASHINGTON R Space Agency, in q speed up of it's pro gram to orbit man around the earth, decided today no further sslb-orbital flights are necessary.
 An attempt at an orbital flight may be made late this year.
 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the two sub-orbital flights rocket rides up and down again - by U. s. astronauts had supplied all data needed. q
 "A detailed evaluation of the medical and training aspects of the Mercury Re dstone sub -orbital flight program has revealed no problems which would require ad- ditional sub-orbital flights" NASA said.
 The announcement went to say the NASA Space Task Group twill now devote it's full energies and resources to the orbital phase of Project Mercury and to fol- low-on planned manned flight programs" including Prof c [ Apollo which will send three man space craft to the Moon.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Alaska Airlines Postpones Start of Jet Service

SEATTLE R = Alaska Airlines has postponed the start Sunday of Convair 880 jet-transporss serv- ice on the Seattle-F Fairbanks-An- chorage route, the line announced today.
 c. IL. Miller, vice president for operations, said the line will be- gin daily jet service between the Pacific Northwest and Alaska within two weeks. A definite date will be set soon.
 The postponement was ordered to give the line and tfie Federal Aviation Agency additional time to complete studies, Alaska Air lines said.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Fire Breaks Out On Liner In Drydock

SEATTLE @ - Bremen quick ly controlled a blaze which broke out below decks today on the IT ,000-ton passenger liner Presi- dent Roosevelt which is under going conversion at drydeck.
 All of the 600 men working on the vessel were accounted for, al- though at first some had been feared trapped.
 The ship, which formerly ran from San Francisco to Honolulu as the Leilani, has been renamed and is undergoing an $8 million conversion at Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Co.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
Alaskan Army Tours To Be Extended
 Three to Six Months

ANCHORAGE R = Army Sec retary Elvis Stahr has informed Maj. Gen. John Miehaels, Alaska Army Commander, that all sol- diers on duty in the state, will re- main here three to six months longer than they had anticipated.
 Alaska is considered an over seas tour.
 Enlisted men whose enlistments would normally end between Oct. and next June 30, will serve not more than four additional months.
 The extension of overseas tours will be effective on Oct. I. The extension will range from three to six months, depending on whether or not teur is con- sidered a hardship assignment.
 Stahr said the four-month ex- tension enlistments "gives the stability it needs during it's build up. It will take approximately four months for the training cen ters to graduate soldiers iii suffi- cient numbers to fill new require ments and to replace those in- voluntarily retained"
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
FALL THOSE KENNEDYs~

BOSTON M A song line about "all those Kennedys" drew a smile and applause from Jac- queline Kennedy Thursday night as the Presidents wife watched the musical comedy "Sail Away"
 The First Lady got the first and last ovations of the evening when she came and left the crowd- ed Colonial Theater.
 Hundreds of people damned the lobby and the street outside to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Kennedy, who wore a white sleeveless blouse and black skirt.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
New $3 Million Hospital
 At Kotzebue Turned Over To Public Health Service

KOTZEBUE R The new 50- bed, $3,OO0.O00 Alaska Native Hospital here has been turned over to the Public Heiaiii SSs-.y;ce. Sc It will be formally dedicated sometime between Oct. 25 and Nov. IS.
 Dr. K. Kasuga, area medical officer in charge of the ANS of flee in Anchorage, said completion of the project of transferring pa- tients and equipment from the old hospital building will be com pleted around Sept. 15.
 The new building contains a 10-bed obstetrica1 unit and TO- bed pediatric unit with a special and separate isolation unit. The old hospital was built in 1889 and is one of the oldest in the state.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
PROUD PAPA

GREENSVILLE, s. C. R = A prouder father never was than Douglas Dean Riddle.
 Riddle, student pilot, took to the air with an instructor to drop announcements of the birth of his son, 7-pound, Bounce Doug las Dean Riddle Jr.
 The announcements, on 8 by 10 sheets of paper, noted that the mother, Tommie Garrison Riddle, and baby were doing fine. and father is up in the clouds"
 Riddle said he got almost 100 congratulatory telephone calls Thursday.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
II Cubans Seek
 Asylum in US. Off Soyiet-Bound Boat

NORFOLK, Va. LR Eleven Cubans seeking political asylum in the United States said today they took over a 3,800-ton freight CT at gunpoint but bloodless en- counter on the high seas with 23 fellow crewmen.
 The sugar-laden freighter, the Bahia de Nipe, dropped anchor in Chesapeake Bay late Thu;s- day with 23 crewmen locked up in various sections of the ship. She was bound from Cuba for the Soviet Union.
 Capt. Jorge Navarro, 46, the ships master, and 10 of his crew were brought ashore today on a Coast Guard cutter while another cutter kept the Bahia de Nipe under surveillance.
 Navarro told newsmen "the only way we could get out of Cuba was the way we did" He said he and his group of crew men took over the ship during a five-hour period between dusk and midnight Monday, 300 miles east of Bermuda.
 "There was no resistance" Na- varro said. we took them by sur prise. We had two small pistols and we surprised them one by one"
 Some Of the men were working and others were sleeping when they were seized, Navarro said He and his group jirnmied tho magnetic compass and the ship. gyroscope so the other crewmer would not know when the ship. course was changed we even had two different navigational charts" Navarro said, lone to show the other men and one in my cabin to show us where we were really going"
 The State Department indicated in Washington the defectors would be allowed to remain in this country.
 The State Department also promptly advised the Castro gcv- ernment through the Swiss Eall- bhsssssyjf hssssy that it could reclaim the ship.
 Since the freighter's top off cers were among those seeking asylum, it was assumed new off cers would be sent from Cuba to take her on her way.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
FALSE ALARM
 HONOLULU tR

destroyer raced at 31 knots from Pearl Harbor to the eastern tip of Oahu Island yesterday when radar station reported sighting a Soviet ship within the three mile limit.
 The destroyer Epperson over took the ship and demanded an explanation.
 The answer was soon made clear
 in English. The ship was a New Zealand freighter preparing to steam into Honolulu.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-18
WEATHER FORECAST

Continued cloudy with occa- sional light rain or drizzle. Little change in temperature.
 In the past 24 hours: Highest temp. 61, lowest 56. Sunrise at 4::02 am, sunset at e:o9 pm.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07

YCC Proposal
A Potentially Tremendous Force
For Resource Conservation


years Hubert Humphrey and
development for the
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the highly successful
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which such
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07
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on newly mined copper, lead and zinc
The resolution assaulted the presen
lead-zinc quota system for failure tt
be sufficiently restrictive, to revive
domestic mining and to give prefer
ence to imports from countries with
adequate wage standards.
The metal subsidies proposed in
the Mine-Mill program would operate
to guarantee to mine producers re-
turn equivalent to 27A cents per
pound ON one million tons of copper
per year, Is cents per pound on
$4,000 tons of lead, and IA cents per
pound on $4,000 tons of zinc, The
amount of subsidy available to any
one company would be limited, based
on recent production.
In wind-up of convention floor
action on committee reports, the dele
gates also approved other resolutions
on political action, civil rights, peace,
inter-union raiding, and immigration
and naturalization laws.
Politically, the convention in
structed the Mine-Mill executive
board Ito spare no effort" in sup
porting legislative and political ac-
ton groups in the local areas and
to insure the widest participation
of the international in such inn
portant work.
Declaring that 'the issue of civil
rights to all Americans is one of the
most important and vital issues of our
times,' the convention went on rec
ord supporting "the struggle for the |
passage of adequate civil rights legis-
lation which will give all Americans
first-class citizenship status" The
resolution also called on President |
Kennedy to assert his moral and legal
authority against segregation, urged
all local unions to strengthen their
efforts for full job rights for all mi
norities and join with all organiza-
lions fighting for citizenship rights,
and instructed the unions executive
board to establish civil rights COM
nnittee consisting of it's leading mem
bers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07

They are Verne Curtis of Salt Lake
City, District 2, opposed by Regional
Director M. r. Barraza of Ell Paso,
Texas; and Chase Powers of Spokane,
Wash, District Z, opposed by James
Buck of Selby, Calf.
Board members nominated without
opposition are: Raymond Dennis Of
Cleveland, Ohio, District 3; M. c..
Anderson of Bessemer, Ala, District
s; and Alfred Petit-Clair of Newark,
N. j., District 6. Barney Rask of
Butte, Montana, was nominated un-
opposed in his candidacy for the board
membership of District 1 being va
Gated by Salvas.
ALI terms are for two years. The
referendum election itself will be
held in May, with the ballots to be
counted and results certified by the
rank-and-file Canvassing committee
elected at the conventions closing
session Friday night on the basis of
one member from each district and
Canada.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07
NEED FRESH APPRAISAL
OF FOREIGN POLICY

On the resolution for peace, the
delegates noted that the change in
administration last January and the
march of events in the rest of the
world makes fresh review and APP
praisal of foreign policy "a matter of
imperative national Importance Re-
calling President Kennedy's inaugural
address, the resolution said the sim
cerity of the Presidents expressed
sentiments for peace twill ultimately
have to be tested in action; more
than just the appearance of change
is required
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07

The Senate has passed an appropri
alton bill which would make $35O,0O(
available this year to start the three.
year job of planning and designing
multipurpose Libby Dam.
Unable to attend the funeral OF
Senator James E. Murray because
the Senate action on the appropria-
ton bill was scheduled the same day
Senators Mansfield and Metcalf paid
tribute to Murray during the debate.
eleven years ago, Senator Murray
was the instigator, the man respon-
sible, for the authorization of Libby
DAM" Mansfield said. 'eThis (appro-
priation) item is fitting memorial
to great Senator who advocated a
great project and who for IL years
worked hard and constructively to get
it going. The goal he set is now in
sight, and the rest of us in Montana
and the Northwest will benefit be-
cause of the foresight shown by this
great man."
Metcalf called Senator Murray,
born in Canada, lone of our inter
national resources, just as Libby Dam
will be an international resource.
Senator Murray is responsible for
development of most of our natural
resources. 1t is fitting remembrance
of him. today that we are able to pass
upon one of his pieces of legislation"
GLACIER LOOP ROAD
Senator Mansfield has a report of
good progress" on the Camas Greek
cutoff road in Glacier National Park.
The report on an important part Of
the. international Loop Road came
from the National Park Service. The
Loop would follow, then extend the
existing road UP the North Fork of
the Flathead River into Waterton
Lakes National Park in Canada.
The Services acting director. E. T.
Scoyen, told Mansfield work is about
1910 complete on the first segment
Of the cutoff, the connection with
Going-to-the-Sun Highway and a i
short leg to Mcdonald Greek.
The second segment, Mcdonald |
Creek bridge and it's approaches, is
about ready to go, Scoyen said. Plans
ire nearing completion and bids can
,e called for Sin the next few weeks"
Timetable on this $217,OOO project,
programmed for next year,
las been advanced under President
Iennedy's order to get approved
ederal construction projects under
way as fast as possible. The Park
Service plans to have this segment
Inder contract "before July L." SEQ
EN- told Mansfield.
Last summer and fall, survey crews
yorked on the rest of the road and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07
More Honors
Accorded MSU's
Dr.. Fielder

MISSOULA-Dr. Leslie A. Fielder,
one of Montana State University s
most controversial and at the same
time nationally-recognized profess
sors, has been accorded new honors,
DR.. Vedder M. Gilbert, chairman of
the English department, has an
nounced.
Fielder, professor of English, has
been invited to become a life fellow
of the international Institute of Arts
and Letters.
The institute was Incorporated in
Switzerland in 1907 ''for the purpose
of worldwide cooperation in the Gull
tivation and promotion Of arts, let
tiers and sciences" Fellows and cor
responding members are selected
from those qualified by notable
achievements in Arts and Letters or
in Sciences and other fields of Gull
ture''.
Prof. Fielder, member of the
MSU faculty since 1871, will be on
leave for the 1961-62 school year to
serve as Fulbright lecturer at the
University of Athen, Greece. He is a
widely published writer of stories,
poetry and criticism in Yale Review,
Partisan Review, Esquire and other
periodicals.. His books include the
recently published 'Nol in Thunder
Love and Death in the American
Novel; and can End to Innocence"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07
Mine-MM. Convention Asks

IL urged a POSITIVE program
moving in specific and concrete
ways toward the ending of nuclear
tests and ultimate disarmament,
support of democratic aspirations
of peoples movements and an end
to colonialism all over the world,
the economic development of und-
erdeveIoped countries, and halt
to wasteful squandering of money
and resources on ornaments expen-
ditures that offer no real security.
On inter-union raiding, the conven-
! tion went on record condemning raids
by any union on another's jurisdiction
'as destructive of the most funda-
mental principles of the trade union
movement 1t also called on all of
labor to condemn raiding as an anti
union practice and urged that "the
energies and resources now being
wasted in destructive raids be d.
verified into constructive and united
effort to resolve the major problems
of unemployment, job security, and
beneficial labor legislation now fac
ing the membership of every union
in North America"
Another resolution put the union
on record memoriaizing Congress ito
repeal those provisions of the immi-
grafton and naturalization laws which
penalize aliens for their political be-
liefs and affiliations, to repeal the
provisions of the Carran
Act which discriminates against per-
sons of certain national origins, and
to humanize and liberalize the other
provisions of such laws"
The convention also expressed re-
greet at failure of the House in this
session to modify it's rules so as to
abolish the Un-American Activities
Committee. The resolution said that
"the committee still can and should |
be prevented from further abuse of |
its mandate through close control and |
of it's activities and par
ticularly of it's expenditures
In earlier actions Friday, three of
the unions four top officers were
for reelection without OPP
position. They are President John
Clark of Denver, Eastern Vice Presi-
dent Asbury Howard of Bessemer,
Ala, and ecretary-Treasurer Irving
Dichter of Denver.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-07
SALVAS SEEKS VICE
PRESIDENCY

Western Vice president A. G. Skin
ner of Salt Lake City is being opposed
by the present Executive Board Mem
Der for District l, Ernest Salvas of
Butte, Montana.
Among the district board members
who, with the four top officers, make
up the Mine-Mill international execu-
tive board, two are being opposed.