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The Nome nugget., 1962-04-11
Three Major
 Steel Companies Will Hike Prices

PITTSBURGH R Three major steel producers followed the lead of US. Steel Corp. today and an nounced price increases.
 Bethlehem Steel Co, the nations second largest producer, said it will hike the price of it's rolled steel products by 3.5 per cent, ef- fective tomorrow. Republic Steel, third largest producer, made a similar announcement,
 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, the fourth biggest producer also announced a price increase, but de- tails on it were not available inn mediately.
 Meanwhile, the president of Reynolds Metals Go, a leader in the aluminium field, said the US. steel increase is justified.
 Richard S Reynolds Jr., said, @as have pointed out many times, industry cannot continue to have rising costs without increasing prices 2
 The price hike by US. Steel, the nations largest producer, was announced yesterday few hours before 1t took affect. It added an average of $6 to the cost of ton on steel, which has been selling for little more than $150.
 US. Steel custornarily sets the pattern for prices in the steel in- dustry.
 Steel prices have an effect on prices in the auto, construction and appliance industries, all big steel users.
 The increase came less than a week after US. Steel and ID other big firms signed new two-year contracts with the United Steel workers to take effect July 1.
 Those pacts, granting a Decent an-hoslr package increase to each basic steelworker. were hailed by President Kennedy as responsible and non-insl ationary. adiiii diiii ierin to the Presidents plea for an early, ran inflationary steel settlement.
 President Leslie Worthington of us, Steel described the price in-1 crease as modest amounting to
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-11
Chief Probation Officer Here

Robert Coffey, chief probation officer for the Fairbanks regional office Of Youth and Adult Authority is here fer orienting Don Perkins, who was recently appointed for this area and to assist with the back log of work now pending in tl.is denartment.
 Don Perkins reported that Verna Mickelson would be retained as his secretary and assistant
 about three-tenths uf cent a pound of steel. He laid 1t was a scatch-up" increase needed to off- set the continuing squeeze on pro- fits the last four years.
 David McDonald, United Steel workers president, said he was ysslrpised, troubled and concern edn about the price hike,
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-11

Fine Job Printing nj The Nugger
, 1962-01-04
Annuul Meeting of
st. Croix Museum to
be Held J~onudrY 9th

The annual meeting Of the
st. Croix Museum will be held
on Monday night, January 8,
it was announced. An impor-
tant item on the agenda will
be the election of new officers
for the next term.
The speaker for the evening
will be Cyril Marshall, Direc-
tor of the Museum who will
tell about his work at Plimoth
Plantation.
The meeting will begin at
8:15 pm. Refreshments will be
served.
The attention of members
of the Museum is called to an
omission on the ballot, due to
an error. Thus those who in
tended to vote for Thomas
Jelthrup are asked to write in
his name. It will be noted that
a biography Of Mr.. Jelthrup is
on the ballot sheet.
, 1962-01-04
Public Works to Sturt
Removed of All
Auto Wrecks

Following a conference with
representatives from the Pub
lie Works Department, and
from the Attorney Generals
office, the Governors Repre-
sentative, the Hon. Ron de
Lugo announced that the Pub
lie Works Department will be-
gin Immediately to remove
abandoned vehicles.
Mr.. de Lugo called attention
to Section 1404-55 of the Virgin
Islands Rules and Regulations
which provides that mo junk
ed automobile, car or truck
shall be on or alongside any
street or road" He pointed OUT
that these wrecks were not
only unsightly, but also con-
stituted a health hazard as
they become breeding areas
fer rodents.
Mr.. de Lugo stated that the
first area in which the Public
Works will move will be Gal
ows Bay.
, 1962-01-04
DR.. G. jones Fleming
Is Numed to Comm.
for Redistric ting Bolt.


Baltimore, Md. . A commit
tee of practical politicians has
turned to the universities and
colleges for help in solving the
problem of re-districting Bal
timore City. Among the politi-
cal scientists chosen is DR.. G.
James Fleming, professor OF
political science at Morgan
State College and director of
the colleges Institute for Pc
litical Education.
DR.. Fleming, a native Of the
u. S. Virgin Islands, was dir
ector Of the Hampton Institute
Experimental College in the
Virgin Islands last summer.
The committee of practical
politicians is headed by Alex
ander Starke, a member Of the
Maryland Legislature. In maxi
ing the announcement, he
said:
"The extreme disparity in
voting strength in our city
districts makes this a crucial
project. I don't see how we
can talk about Statewide re-
apportionment unless WE are
also prepared to redistrict the
city"
In addition to Prof. Fleming,
those named to the study are:
DR.. Brownlee Corrin, professor
of political science at Couch
er College and director Of the
Field Politics Center; DR.. Tho
mas Cook, professor of poll
tical science at the Johns Hop
kins University; DR.. Clarence
C. Long, professor Of political
economy, the Johns Hopkins;
DR.. Harry Kirwin, chairman
of the fgoverp7
ment and politics, Loyola Col
lege, and DR.. Elmer Pischke,
chairman of the department
of government and politics,
Maryland State University.
The college experts" are
to report by February Z. There
after, it is expected that the
legislature will hold. hearings
towards the further considera-
tion,of redistricting.
, 1962-01-04
Ten Young Women
Get Diplomos AS
Pructicul Nurses

Ten young women received
diplomas for having complet-
ed the course of practical nur-
ses. They are Inez Hodge, Erna
Beckles, Evelyn Williams,
Myrtle Verdirber, Wilhelmina
~Commobatch, Esther Codring-
ton, Anna Woodrup, Joan
Sealey, Winnifred Todman &
Gwendolya Burke.
The program was conducted
in the same manner as the re-
gular high school graduations,
and was equally impressive.
The Invocation was said by
Rev. Fellows Of the Christian
sted Lutheran Church; the
commencement address was
delivered by DR.. Melvin Evans,
Commissioner of Health. The
Senior Nurse, Miss Ingeborg
Nesbitt with DR.. Pedro San
chez, Commissioner of Educa-
ton, handed out the diplomas.
Mrs. Codrington delivered
the Valedictory; Mrs. Hodge,
the class President, expressed
thanks to all those who help
ed her and her classmates to
win their diplomas.
The graduates sang the
Nurses Hymn"
The CHS band under their
director, Angelo Marasco,
played several numbers that
won generous applause.
The professional nurses head
ed by Miss Flora Blanchette,
were seated in the front rows
of the auditorium, resplend-
ent in their white uniforms
and caps.
Arthur Richards, Deputy
Commissioner of Education,
presided. The Benediction was
given by the Rev. DonaldFul-
ton of the Frederiksted Mora
Wan Church.
Mrs. Ernestine Citizens, who
was the instructor was unable
to attend the ceremonies be
cause she was in the hospital
where she is awaiting the ar
rivsl of an addition to the ia
mily.
, 1962-01-04
Pineapple Growers
Invited to q Meeting
at Fed. Agri. Stotion

I'll SOs AS14e 0lAt4O44
All farmers who are at pre-
sent producing pineappleS and
anyone else interested in this
crop are invited to a meeting
to- be held on Wednesday
night, January 10, beginning
at 800 o'clock, at the office Of
the Federal Agricultural Sta
ton at Kingshill, it was an
nounced By Morris Henderson,
Extension Agent.
Dr.. Krochmal, Horticulturist,
will lead an exchange Of ideas
on the various features con-
cerned with the production of
this crop on St. Croix.
Vincent "A. Benjomin
Assigned 10 Air Force
Bose in Texas
Lakeland, Texas Airman
Third Class Vincent A Bosnia
min, Jr., nephew Of Mrs. Maria
Derricks of Watergut, Chris
.iansted, is being assigned to
Reese Air Force Base, Texas
for training as fire protection
specialist. He recently COM
pleted United States Air Force
basic military training at Lack
land.
Airman Benjamin is a grad
uate Of Christiansted High
School.
, 1962-01-04
Severed Persons Get
Tickets For Trdffic
Violations

Several persons received tic
kets from the Police for traf-
fic violations of one kind or
another. Maxine Garcia
cia was given a ticket for park
his Chevrolet No. 1889 on the
near Estate Concordia without
a light. Haroce Ottley operat-
ing his Buick No. 2741 east
crashed into the parked car.
Ottley was also given a ticket
for failure to stop.
gne Bucks left headlight,
Continued on Page A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

Sinus trouble is a deceptive, painful
thing. And it most often begins under
the masquerade of common cold.
What are the warning signals? Throb-
bling in your forehead and below your
eyes. Your eyes are watery, just as with
cold, but you develop piercing head
ache that just won't go away. If these
symptoms stay afteryour cold wears of.
suspect sinus trouble. But you shouldlet
your doctor decide.
Don't try to cure yourself with nose
drops and vasoconstrictors. Sinusitis
takes careful diagnosis, good medical
treatment and time.
Meanwhile, you may find that to re-
lieve the pain of sinusitis, your doctor
will prescribe a modern drug called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

involved in space exploration was
still science fiction at the end Of
World War II; today we are prepar-
ing to land men on the moon. Our
world is also being changed in impOr-
tant but less obvious ways by such
things as the introduction of some
400 new chemical products every
year, by the steady movement Of our
population to metropolitan com.
plexes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
al LUTHER L. TERRY
WASHINGTON

In YOU STEP OUTSIDE this evening
for breath of air, the chances are
it won't be very fresh. Why not?
Because it's apt to be laden with a
host Of air pOllutants. As you and |
and millions Of other Americans
drive to work these mornings, often
we can see haze that seems to hang
just above the street. It's probably
smog, now commonplace in cities all
over the country.
These are just examples Of our
growing shortage of fresh air. We
are literally using up one of the
most essential requirements for life;
and unless we do something about
this reckless waste, we run the risk
of sacrificing not just our comfort
but, for some Of us, our lives.
/ have called a National Con-
ference on Air Pollution, which will
meet in Washington this Monday
under the sponsorship Of the Public
Health Service. The Conference has
a clear and specific objective: to
bring about better control of air pol
luton, not in the future, but now.
Control Nte air
Some people have asked me:
why have another air-POllution
conference? There was one in 1858.
Do we need another one now?" The
answer is yes. The 1858 conference
examined the extent Of the air pol.
luton problem, outlined research
needs in the field and generated a
tremendous amount Of interest. Gov
ernmental and private organizations
and the public have shown height
ened interest since then. But we
have made very little progress in the
actual control of air pollution during
the past four years.
Air pollution, like SO many of
the health and social problems that
we face in the mid-twentieth
century, is by-prOduct of al. "''A
most unbelievable technology 6
cal changes that have taken Y
place in our world. For exam N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

we face in the mid-twentieth
century, is a by-prOduct of al.
most unbelievable technology
cal changes that have taken
place in our world. For exam
pie, the idea that we would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

animals will develop diseases
Of the lung after prolonged
breathing Of air pOllutants.
How then are we going to
see to it that air pollution is
controlled? The first step is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
Join the fight against
Poison in

Air pollution is spelling our cities,
killing UegetGfiOn, threatening our
health. Here's what you can do about it
By Surgeon General LUTHER l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

AS we rush toward tomorrow we
create new environmental problems.
How can the limited air, water and
land available to these areas absorb
the immense amounts of waste we
thrust upon them? What will these
new and unplanned-for alterations
Of our environment do to our health
and welfare next month, next year
and in the decades ahead?
Pollution in the air, that fantas-
tic burden Of gases, vapors, and par
ticles, is killing vegetation, sOiling
our cities, eating away stone and
metal surfaces and increasing our
laundry, dry cleaning and home
maintenance. The economic cost Of
air pollution has been estimated at
SIS billion each year.
But the price we pay in damaged
health cannot be measured in dol.
lars. Pollution has been linked with
a number Of respiratory diseases,
among them asthma, bronchitis,
emphysema, and lung cancer. Invar-
iably our studies show that people
who live in cities with polluted air
have more respiratory disease and
are more likely to die of it than peO-
pie who live elsewhere. Scientists
have shown that polluted air con-
tains substances that damage animal
and human tissue - that laboratory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

Bufferin" It's exceptionally fast. With
in 60 seconds Buferin's pain reliever
can be getting into your bloodstream
speeding relief straight to the pain.
You become tense and edgy. Your
nerves suffer when you're constantly
under pain-even dull pain. Bufferin
helps relax tense nerves. Smooths out
your edginess. And you can take it as
often as your sinus pain requires /. up
to four, five, six times a day without
upsetting your stomach.
You and your family will -
find this modern drug for
pain brings exceptionally fast
relief from the throbbing with
misery Of colds, headaches -
and sore muscles, too. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

TINS WEEK Nigeria. I D.s.-b" =. 1907
Evening star., 1962-09-26
CARIBBEAN TINDERBoX
Venezuela Awaits Economic Poyoff

import substitution" has been
adopted. Foreign businessmen
have been warned that after
certain dates their products
VIII be subjected to prohibitiye
import duties. First It was the
pharmaceutical industry. s..
New Industrial Center
Valencia - formerly q bed
Eraggled slum-eity about lOC
miles west Of Caracas = i
blossoming into a new indus
trial center. Cheap labor and
favorable tax incentives have
encouraged United States cap
lital New plants porducine
Eeyerything from paint to tires
are strung parallel to the mod
ern four-lane speedway con-
meeting Valencia and Caracas.
: But the economic planners
are banking most on opening
the southern and eastern parts
Of the country around the val.
ley of the Orinoco River. Al
present only 100000 Of the 2
million people in the country
live south of this river. But
Mr.. Perez Guerrero and others
label it the potential ''Ruhrs' OF
Pittsburgh" Of Venezuela.
In 1860 President Betancourt
set up a public corporation to
develop the Orinoco region
along lines patterned after the
iva. An industrial complex is
growing up around Santo
Tome de Guayana and Ciudad
Bolivar. A huge steel mill built
during the Perez Jimenez era
is being reconverted to meet
the more varied needs Of the
country. The Orinoco ha
been dredged so that ore-car-
|rying freighters Of 10000 and
SO, 900 tons can use 1t.
Construction Of q dam on
the Caroni River, q tributary
of the Orinoco. is set. When
completed : some years after
President Betancourt leaves
office in l965-it will supply
electric power urgently needed
to produce aluminium from
bauxite deposits in Venezuela
and neighboring British Guia-
ma.
Despite these plans and
promises, progress has been
slow. The official report OF the
Venezuelan Central Bank for
1861 gives q mixed picture of
the economy. Last year is la
belled transitional" = not
wholly slump. not wholly re-
covery.
Bright and Dark Spots
On the positive side, prices Of
exports were more than double
the cost Of imports. Oil pro-
duction increased by almost 10
per cent and prices held steady.
The flight Of capital set off in
1858 was at last down to a
trickle. Manufacturing industry
showed Q seven per cent In
crease in production. and over
all agricultural production was
UP three per cent.
On the negative side. un-
employment still overed
Y H q tsi't
Evening star., 1962-09-26

hos been on an extenSffe tour OF
troubled Letia Americas countries.
maybe-the economic policies
begun by the new government
Of President ROmuio Betan.
court IN that same year are be.
ginning 10 pay OFF.
For the last three years hi.
government has BEEN ktrug.
glingwith the legacy of the cor
rupt dictatorship of Gen. Mar;
cos Perez Jimenez. Until hi:
overthrow in 1858 economic &C
tiVity was focused upon lavish
government spending in a nc
around this mountain capital
We have changed the en-
phasis completely" said Man
uel Perez Guerrero, head Of the
central office of Co-ordina-
ton and Planning. He is di-
rectly responsible to the Presi-
dent and in charge Of allocatine
Government expenditures.
The Jimenez Aftermath
"The neR trend is to bal
arice expena aIfnres between the
cities and the interior" he
continued. DO you know that
after 10 years Of the Perez
Jimenez dictatorship there were
fewer schools in the country
side than when 1t began?"
Even a quick look at tn {
capital shows why. There was
not enough money to 60
around. Everywhere today there
are skeleton superstructures OF
modern apartment houses and
public buildings begun but not
finished.
IN one part OF the city 9
mammoth nightmare Of round
ed concrete and steel nestles
into the side Of the valley wall
which lines one side. Of Cara
cas-. This was to be q huge
exhibition hall and office build
ing. A million-dollar bridge
circles up the side of the hill
to its top. It is used for moth
ing and the gaping building is
only an incomplete promise of
magnificence.
On the seashore below Cara
cas- the Betsncourt Rovern-
ment Is completing q luxury
hotel which was too far along
under the old regime to stop.
rs cost, including graft: $50
It is being leased to
the Sheraton hotel chain in
the hopes that tourist traffic
viii at least pay the cost Of de-
pfeciation.
The weakness Of the CON
struction boom Of The 19s0s
was its dependence upon oil.
Evening star., 1962-09-26

This liquid gold supports vene,
Zuela. Ninety per cent Of al
foreign income comes from Id
export; royalties from the pri.
EVate oil companies account fol
t6o per cent OF government
revenue. That revenue SCARED
during the Suez Canal crisil
iof 1855. when Venezuelan OF
temporarily replaced Middls
Eastern oil In the world mar
lket.
But when that boom col
lapsed in I957-5s, the construc-
ton boom went with it. And
with the construction boom
went all the easy. money Of
the fools paradise In Vene-
zuela.
The slump deepened during
1859 and 1860. Unemploymeni
rose 20 a record II per cent
Everything else was in The
dumps. production, income
consumption, banking and
credit the national budget, and
foreign trade. National income
grew less than two per, cent
annually, far less than the
growth in population.
Ironically, the new Betan-
court government is popularity
blamed for the depression. All
over Caracas today from tax
drivers to respectieal middle
class property-h holders there Is
nostalgia for the good old
days of Perez Jimenez. In the
1858 elections Mr.. Betancourt
received only is per cent of the
Caracas vote, while he received
Just short of so per cent in
the country as q whole.
Program Laid Out
The main thrust Of the new
economic policy has been to
balance national income and
development through central
planning. Despite the prepond-
erance of oil in the economy,
the industry employs only two
per cent of the labor force. The
desire now is to spread the oil
income to give employment to
the other 98 per cent of work
ers.
To do this the government
has moved ahead on thre E
main fronts: agrarian reform
70 give land to the landless peas
antry; education = to build
schools in city and country
side; Observation-Disclosures de-
centralize wealth and popula-
tion outside Caracas and the
Maracaibo oil center.
A fantastic 25 per cent OF
the national income has been
thrown back into these three
sectors each year. On top Of
that the government has paid
back more than $3.50 million
m foreign debts left over from
the Perez Jimenez era and is
still paying off an equal
amount. S
Getting Foreign Plants
To cut down dependence on
imports and encourage home
industry. 3 costly policy of
"
Evening star., 1962-09-26

around the dangerous IL per
cent level. Despite much-pub-
icized housing schemes under
the Alliance for Progress, the
housing shortage is stiil esti-
mated at 100000 units. Real
national income did not ad-
vance by the Is per cent min
imum set IN the Charter Of
Punta del Este for the Alliance
for Progress in August 1861.
Furthermore. although capi-
tails flight al but ceased and
people seemed to be consuming
more, the rate of private invest
ment, was still low. Part Of
this is due to the slow return
Of business confidence after the
fan OF Perez Jimenez and orig
inal fear Of the Betaneourt So
cial and economic reforms.
Seeking Oil Accord
The government is only now
STRENGTHENING out its contro-
versy with the three main for
Ieign oil companies tCreole,
Shell. Gulf. They have held
off on investments and new
exploration for the past three
years because Of government
determination to change the
status of their concessions. Be-
tween 66 and SO per cent Of
the net return from the oil COM
panies already is paid to the
Venezuelan government in roy
alties.
The dispute is not over that
per cent. President BetancourtI
simply wants more participaL
ton in the way the concessions
are worked. They are no long,
er to be exclusive foreign en-
claves in the Venezuelan
economy. Not only has he es-
tablished q government oil cor
poration to work fields outside
the concessions. but he also
wants a say in how the con-
cession oil is prospected, ex-
plotted and then marketed.
Slowly but surely the private
oil companies are comingI
around. Closer 90 operation
with the government over the
last three years has removed
some fear and suspicion. And
the first service contracts" es-
tablishing the new relationship
between oil companies and gov
eminent are on the verge Of be-
ing signed.
Expect New Confidence
Government officials argue
that the settlement Of this dis
pute will take the return of
business confidence one ste p
further. They hope to make
1862 q banner year for the
economy. They gamble that t
the upturn will begin to lure
back between $500 million and
$500 million now held in Swiss
and New York banks by Vene-
zuelans. u
They admit that the return of
that money and the confidence
it symbolizes is essential I'll
President Betancourt is to- \
succeed in laying the basis for
solid prosperity by the end Of
1864. 4
Evening star., 1962-09-26
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer

CARACAS. Maybe that is
the word being thrown around
here to describe the Venezuelan
economy this year.
Maybe the country Is coming
out Of the deep slump which
hit it in 1859. Maybe-just
Evening star., 1962-09-26

This Is the last Of three articles
en- NeRszuIo BY M. Shefmon, Who
hos been on an extensive tour Of
troubled Lstia Americas countries.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Gettlng Forelrn Plants

To cut down dependence on
imports and encourage home
industry 3 costly policy OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-31

gave an indication Of the i'm
portance the Justice Depart
ment attaches to the possibility
of more trouble over Halloween
The No. 2 man behind Attor-
ney General Robert F. Kennedy
Mr.. Katzenbach headed the
Federal forces here when mar
shals put Mr.. Meredith on the
campus and soldiers kept him
there in the face Of rioting
month ago.
The warning of contempt
citations apparently grew out
of orders issued by the 5th
United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals demanding the enroll
ment of Mr.. Meredith and the
end Of a policy of segregation
at Ole Miss.
IT would hate to see any Of
you boys arrested" Dean Love
told a gathering of students
in a dormitory.
Earlier, the university called
off a football pep rally sched-
uled for last night, fearful Of
the prospects of upwards o.
1000 students meeting in one