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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
The w AFFAIR
. U. S. Cought FIot-Footed by Powers Capture

NASA auditorium and began
reading from a four-page, dou-
ble-Spaced Memo to the
Press" Like a Bach fugue, II
richly orchestrated the theme
originally stated in the cover
story issued at Adana by the
Air Force sergeant, and re-
peated by Lincoln White.
Alarming Tip
1t was evening in Moscow
and Mr.. Thompson was at
tending a diplomatic reception
at the Sovietskaya Hotel when
"a Scandinavian diplom a
drifted over to him with an
alarming piece Of gossip. A
moment later anotl Scan
dinavian diplomat I'd him the
same thing.
Mr.. Thompson did not stop
to finish his drink. tUnobStru-
sively he left the party, re-
turned to the American EN-
baSSy, and dispatched a warn
ing cable to the State Depart
ment. The warning reached
Mr.. Dillon at 6 pm. Washing
ton time. Just before he went
home for the night.
What sent Mr.. Thompson
hurTying away from the recep-
ton was a story he had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

| jr, the Secretary Of Defense,
Allen Dulles, for seven year,
now director Of the CHA; Cor.
don Gray, special assistant tt
the President for national Sc.
curity, and Gen. Goodpaster
the Presidents right arm anc
his link with the Pentagon and
the shadowy world Of lntelli-
gence.
/ Statement Called For
The meeting was brief. The
President attended it but left
abruptly to keep an 1880 am.
appointment. Gen. GoodpasteI
had to dash to make the hell
copter back to the White House
with the President.
During the short meeting in
side the little room in the
mountainside, Mr.. Dillon and
most Of the others felt that a
statement would have to be
made.
The consensus was that there
could be no turning back, no
admission Of espionage. The
decision was reached to keep
on telling the cover story; all
statements would be made by
the State Department.
Mr.. Dulles concu,Ted in his
decision. With his white mus
tache, white hair. and rimless
glasses, he looked more the part
OF q grandfather than an
espionage chief. His two ia
vorite forms Of relaxation were
pipe-smoking and bass-fishing.
The CHA director regarded
bass fishing as an art. You had
to use minnows as bait, he
would say. Then you must wait
as the bass takes the minnow
by the tail and turns it around
in his mouth. Only then do you
strike, so that the hook goes
into the upper lip.
The President, the Director
Of Central Intelligence, the
Secretary Of Defense, the Act
ing Secretary Of State, and the
White House aides did not know
IL. but they had Just taken the
minnow, and were now slowly
turning it in their mouths.
Communication Breakdown
The President and Gen.
Goodpaster landed at the
White House al ll:a4 am. At
12:05 pm. Mr.. Hagerty called
In reporters and announced:
''At the direction Of the
President, q complete inquiry
Is being made. The results of
this inquiry, the facts as de-
veloped, will be made public by
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration and the
Department of State"
It was the first time anyone
had mentioned u statement by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Crude Pressure Incident Points Out
How Pay Raise Can Be FumbIed

State Department has ended
its freeze on travel orders for
its employees which was i'm
posed last January due to a
shortage Of funds. Travel or
ders are being processed this
week for at least several hun
dred employees.
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP Will
liam Rowland Of Army has re-
ceived the meritorious civilian
service award. Army's LO-
gistics Office has given superior
and outstanding performance
awards to Mrs. Mary Farris,
Doris Ltchfield, Carolee n
Beattie and ]. Vincent Falvey.
Carl Wesley, jr. Of Army
Corps Of Engineers, has been
elected president Of the Ma
tiOnal Society Of Federal Engi-
neers, Scientists and Allie d
Professionals. Others elected
were John S. Bailey, Army
Chemical Corps. vice president;
John w. Williams, Veterans
Administration, treasurer; Ed
ward Batty. executive secre-
tary; Mai. j. L. Mcintyre, Air
Force: Jack Stuetz, Army
Chemical Center, trustees.
Mrs. Jane Philbrick Of the
Armed Services Technical In
formation Agency has received
the meritorious civilian service
award. -. Marguerite Petit
is retiring from the National
Labor Relations Board after 80
years Of outstanding Federal
service. Is Of them with LLRB.
Army's Office Of the Chief
Signal Officer has given out
standing performance awards
to w. M. Hersman, Roberta
Perrell, Alyce Davis, John
Grotts, Frank Dearden and
George Blythe. Two incentive
awards went to Mrs. Nellie
Perry. Army Audit Agency
has given superior and out
standing performance awards
to Irving Lippman, Bernard
Lynn, Leonora Brown and
Leonard GreeSs. Com
merce's Coast and GeOdetic
Survey has given beneficial
suggestion awards to Arthur
Howard, Charles Cook, Forrest
Berg, William Leimbach, Max
Sachs, Thelma Love, Johnny
N. Jones, John Brewington,
Richard Corso and Willard
Urban.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Anniversary Banquet

The Joint Carpentry Appren-
ticeship Committee Of the Dis
trict and vicinity will hold its
18th anniversary banquet and
commencement exercises at 6
pm. tomorrow in the Sheraton
Park Hotel. Speakers will in
clude John r. Stevenson, first
general vice president Of the
United Brotherhood Of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners Of America,
and Edward E. Goshen, direc-
tor Of the Bureau Of Appren-
ticeship and Training Of the
Department Of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

NASA. The officials at the
mountainside conference had
decided that only the State
Department would make any
comment. Mr.. Hagerty may
have erred; or he may have
acted on Instructions from Gen.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES conflict.
But it was clear that some
where between the mountain
side meeting and the White
House, there was a serious
breakdown in communication.
Mr.. Hagerty indicated that
the reporters would do well to
get right over to NASA.
No 'one had told NASA's
press chief, Walter Bonney,
that he was to put out a state
ment. Mr.. Bonney retreated to
his inner office and immedi-
ately called Mr.. Hagerty.
At 12:45 pm, Lincoln White,
State Department spokesman,
who did not know that the U-2
was a spy plane. apologized to
the mob Of reporters for being
late for his noon briefing, then
declared:
The Department of State
has been informed by NASA
that as announced May 8 an
unarmed plane, a U-2 weather
research plane based at Adana,
Turkey, piloted by a civilian,
has been missing since May /.
During the flight Of this plane,
the pilot reported. difficulty
with his oxygen equipment. 1t
is entirely possible that having
a failure in the oxygen equip
ment, which could result in the
pilot losing consciousness, the
plane continued on automatic
pilot for a considerable distance
and accidentally violated Soviet
air space"
Convincing Lie Needed
While Mr.. White was meet
ing reporters Mr.. Bonney spent
an agonizing three-quarters Of
an hour. BY now, it was clear
to the NASA press chief that,
In the line Of official duty, he
was going to have to go out and
lie convincingly to the report
ers who had trusted him.
From the start, Mr.. Bonney
had known the U-2 was an
espionage plane. DR.. Hugh Dry
den NASA's deputy administra-
tor. considered it essential that
one man in the public informa-
ton division know the full de-
tails Of the program. Mr.. Bon
ney was tapped.
Between May and 5, both
DR.. Dryden and Mr.. Bonney
had been in direct contact
with CHA, going over the list of
questions and false answers
that had been sent to the space
agency. CHA instructed NASA
to answer reporters questions
and provide the cover answers.
Mr.. Bonney, after calling Mr..
Hagerty, consulted with DR..
Dryden. 1t was decided to take
the CHA question-and-an answer
sheet and meld it into one
statement for the press.
Mr.. Bonney closeted himself
in his office with the CHA
guidelines. personally typed I'D
a statement in rough form and
gave 1t to a secretary. She
smoothed out the language as
she typed 1t on q multilith mat.
The United States Govern
ment was now about to make |
one OF the most critical state
ments Of the cold war. It had |
been hastily drafted. and edited
by q secretary. 1t had not been
cleared with the State Depart
ment, the CHA or the White |
House. It had not been seen by
either Secretary of State Her |
ter. Mr.. Dulles or President Els
enhower.
Mr.. Bonney walked into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

How : to lose friends and :
alienate-membe Of Congress:
Representative Richard rch-
ord. Democrat of Missouri, /:
generally a mild-mannered
man, and as a member of the
House Civil Service COMMITTEES
has shown a friendly attitude
toward postal and Government
workers.
But Mr.. Ichord at yesterdays
meeting. of the committee ex-
ploded in anger as he detailed
what happened to him several
weeks ago when one of the
postal employe unions held q
pay raise rally in Washington
According to Mr.. Ichord, he
walked into his office early
one morning to find it sc
damned with out-of-town post
al employee union delegates that
he couldn't get into his inner
office.
The unionists promptly backed
him into a corner and de-
manded that he support the IA
per cent Morrison pay raise bill
''if you know what's good fol-
YOU"
To make matters worse, none
Of the union people were con-
stituentS Of Mr.. Ichord.
Mr.. Ichord says he favors
some kind of a postal and Gov
eminent employee pay raise and
that he is always ready to listen
to the views of employee repre-
sentatives.
But he said he was "seethine
with anger" over the attempt to
pressure and stampede" him
made by the group that visited
his office several weeks ago. Mr.
Ichord said such rude tactics
would only backfire on groups
using them.
Mr.. Ichord's remarks reflect
what a considerable number OF
Representatives and Senators
say in private. They resent the
pressure and sometimes bully
ing tactics Of some of the out
of-town postal and Govern
ment employe union delegates
who converge on Washington.
The whole situation also /:
extremely trying to the nation.
al leaders here of the variou,
postal and Government EN-.
ploye unions. They try to tel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

their people who come to
Washington to be firm but
courteous and mannerly when
contracting their various men,
bers Of Congress.
Most Of those coming to
Washington are courteous and
behave well. But there are al
ways the few who are over
jealous and use bullying tactics.
This naturally causes resent
ment in Congress and does the
cause no good.
Those involved in the Ichord
incident were members of the
United Federation Of Postal
Clerks. The national leadership
Of the UFPC, which always has
had the most pleasant and
courteous relations with men,
bers Of Congress, was shocked
over the incident and assured
Mr.. Ichord that steps would be
taken to see that this doesn't
happen again.
INDEPENDENT OFFICES
DELAY 1t probably will be
several more weeks before the
House Appropriations Commit
tee reports the 1863 Independ-
ent Offices appropriations bill.
More than a score Of Federal
agencies have funds in the bill
for their 1868 fiscal operations
starting this July /.
House committee sources say
the delay this year in reporting
the bill-it usually has been
approved by the House by this
date-stems from the fact that
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration is one of
the agencies in the measure
and that authorization for
space funds is first required
before the committee can act.
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PAY HEARING-At yester-
days House Civil Service Com
mittee pay raise hearing, the
IA per cent Morrison pay raise
bill was supported by the Ma
tional Rural Letter Carriers
Association and the National
Association Of Post Office Mail
Handlers. On the other hand,
the National Association OF
Postal Supervisors tended to
favor President Kennedy's pay
plan which gives more Of an
increase to those in the middle
and upper brackets.
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| STATE UNFROZEN - The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

told by his two Scandinavian
colleagues. A Western diplomat
they said, had asked a Russian
official at the party why the
Soviets were so confident they
could prove their tale about an
American plane having invaded
Soviet air space.
The Russian downed another
slug of vodka, looked up and
boosted:
Because we've got the pilot. "
SUNDAY: "The President
Wants This"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

1t. At 10 am, Soviet Premier
Khrushchev mounted the ros-
.trun, put on his gold-rimmec
glasses and launched into Q
marathon speech.
1t was toward the very end
that Mr.. Khrushchev dropped
the bombshell.
Early on the morning Of May
Day, he declared, "at $3.50 am
Moscow time, an American
plane crossed our border and
continued its flight into Soviet
territory. The plane was shot
down."
Mr.. Khrushchev looked UP
at the box where Mr.. Thomp-
son sat, and asked: What is
this, May Day greetings?"
I, In the rear of the Great Hall,
Western reporters rushed for
the telephones.
1t was just after dawn in
Washington.
Council Meeting
At 7 am, all members Of
the National Security Council,
the top strategy board Of the
United States government, left
, by helicopter in a civil defense
. exercise, to meet President Eli
. senhower at the Grows Nest, I"
! a highly secret, partly under
ground dispersal headquarters
located in the mountains near
Washington.
The President took off by
helicopter from the White
House at 1880 am, unaware.
/. like the other members of the
NSC, of Mr.. Khrushchev's
speech.
At the White House, Presi-
! Dental Press Secretary James
Hagerty, who did not so to the
NSC meeting, answered a call
from the United Press Inter-
national Washington bureau.
. Mr.. Hagerty told the press asso-
citation he was not aware that an
American plane had been shot
down inside the Soviet Union;
he had not heard about Mr..
Khrushchev's speech.
Mr.. Hagerty placed a call to
the NSC meeting and told
Gen. Andrew Goodpaster, a top
Eisenhower aide, he would
await instructions from the
President.
The NSC meeting in the war
room Of the civil defense head
quarters had ended, and a select
few Of the 16 officials who had
attended it moved into a small
er room next door. Gathered
here were some Of the most
powerful men in America:
Douglas Dillon, acting Secre-
tary of State; Thomas s. Gates,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
THE U-2 AFFAIR
By DAVID WISE AND
THOMAS b. ROSS

1t was the fifth of May. In
the Great Hall Of the great
Kremlin Palace, the 1900 dele
gates to the Supreme Soviet
were already in their benches.
The diplomatic corps had an
excellent view from boxes along
the right wall. Seated in one of
them, U. S. Ambassador Level
.lyn Thompson had an uneasy
feeling. He had been placed in
q choice position. front box,
to which he was not entitled by
protocol.
There was, Mr.. Thompson re-
Elected, something funny about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

This is the sixth Of IA articles con-
. densed from the book, THE U-2
AFFAIR. which tells the story behind
the most explosive espionage eose
Of the twentieth century. @ Copy
right 1862, BY David Wise and
Thomos B. Ross. Published in New
York by RondOm House, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Charge It!

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The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SURPLUS?

Remember, not so long age, when small federal budget surplus, in the halfbIlion dollar range was officially forecast for inc coming fiscal year?
 We'll that hope has gone agIimmerng There will De deficit Responsible quarters put t minimum of $ billion Some think ii may reach twice that figure.
 Heres what Sylvia Porter. the respected fnancsI writer, has 10 say Whatever the precise deficit figure when inc books closed inc l963 fiscal year. the pivotal point is that inc budget is fast sinking into the red This coming years deficit will mark inc thrd three fiscal years of the Kennedy administration the Ith ia the last lZ years of both Democratic and Republican Administrations, the 2zth in the past 33 years of our history
 4t will reflect primarily the fact that good as our eeonoHYs performance is in IQ62, t simply isn't good enough 10 produce the corporation and individual income taxes 10 cover the governments scheduled spending
 Overesnates of tax income and underesnates of spending seem 10 have become habt-formng vice within the government And what are the poentalies of these huge, continued deficits? One of coUre is of infation, the government pumps redink money into the economy. without cornpensatine in- crease in the supply demand for goods and services Another is further weakening of inc dollar in the world markets. Another further decline in gold reserve
 Let all this go on long enough, and there's just end-the national bankruptcy or something ap- eagerly await. And remember the value of money declines the much vaUnted Security of the welfare state becomes increasingly illUsory.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
TO TELL ABOUT KOREAN "BEGGAR BOY' PROJECT

The Rev. R. F. Rice will tell of his missionary work in Korea next Thursday, June 28, 8 pm, at the United Protestant church. Of special interest to people of this area is his Beg gar Boy project.
 On furlough from his Korean duties, Rev. Rice, Presbyteri- an missionary, is stopping over in Anchorage and Palmer brief ly to tell of the progress with Korean orphans. Many local people have contributed to help the Korean people, with Rev. Rice directing the inter- denominal effort, in establish ing six homes for orphan boys. These Bethany Boys homes are intended to rescue the boys from the crime gangs of the Korean cities.
 Movies of the Korean work will be shown. The program should be of interest to both children and adults.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
D! D5ll Dil Y5
 IN THE
 yA ]. ]. EY
IN THE
Thursday. June 26, 1882

Although they were several years in getting here, Richard Demming of Palmer received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals this week. They were awarded to Demming for service in the U. s. Army in the SiciGan campaign during World War II. The delay in de livery is believed to have been caused by the shortage of metal at the close of the war.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
pAYRoLLs AND PURCHASING POWER

It is commonly believed that wage increases are good, for inc reason that they increase purchasing power
 But this idea, John Davenport of Fortune magazine observed in recent speech, is an economic illusion, which arises from failure 10 distinguish be- tween wage rates and total paYroIs.
 In his words For instance. if firm is employing 20 men at $2 an hour but would employ 25 men at Sl.q0 an hour, paWols would advance even though wage rates fell.
 Per contra if firm is employing 20 men at 52 per hour and wages rise 10 2.25. if may be forced 10 cut back employees 10 only IS men.
 Tn this case, purchasing power has actually dropped though wages have advanced. The wage rate is only part Of the equation.
 What makes up purchasing power is paYols And be added if wage rates are forced up 10 levels that weaken enterprises ability 10 compete in the market place and thus loss of business pay rolls and purchasing power have no way to go except down.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
BIDS ASKED FOR PIONEER ROAD TO RAMPART

An invitation for proposals to construct a pioneer access road from Eureka to Rampant has been issued by the Depar- ment of Highways, Acting Highway Commissioner Robert E Sharp has announced.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Dr. and Mrs. Foster Sims both were elected 10 high of fees in inc Alaska AnerI- can Legion and Legion Aux Hilary al the Department con vention held in Ketchikan last week.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, the Seattle shipbuild- ing firm now constructing the three ferries for the Southeast ern Alaska ferry system, today entered low bid of $3, ,733 ,945 to provide vessel for the Ko- diak ISland-Kenai Peninsula run.
 The bid came on an alternate proposal which provides for elimination of the platform deck, sun deck passenger loun- ge and stabilizing fins. and places crew quarters on the gallery deck. Main propulsion
 
 n SN
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Gala and friendly was the at l moSphere prevailing at the An chorage Chamber of Commerce i barbecue held under slightly cloudy skies at pr. Lee MeKin- i ley's Butte farm last Friday. Nearly three hundred people attended the affair given in honor of the Hollywood troupe which put on a show in Aneh- orage that marked the world premiere Of World in His Arms. @
 Rev Harry Gasley will give his farewell sermon at the an- nual United Protestant picnic to De led Sunday on Lazy Mountain as4r :1e old Moore house.
 LloyG ard Pa: Lswton and
 their twc children returned
 Friday from three month
 trip Outside. =
 Ray DePriest, who received his second lieutenant's bars for ROTC last month, will leave soon for training at the Uni versity of Alaska officers training school at Fort Ben ming, Georgia.
 Al Hagen, president of the l Matanuska Valley Fair Board reported progress made in lin
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Tacoma Narrows Bri d g e ranks as the worlds fourth longest suspension span.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21
Builder of } Southeast Ferries Is Low Bidder for Kodiak Ferry

reduction gears would be re- placed by direct drive.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

ing up superintendents for the several Fair departments.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

The promotion of Dr. Allan II. Mick, at present soil scient- ist at the Alaska Experiment Station. to become dean of agriculture, University of Alas ka. and also to become director of Agricultural Extension Ser wee of the University's cooper atiVe program with the Depart ment of Agriculture, effective July 1, was announced by the president of the University.
 The new public camp grounds at Moose Creek will be open to the public the fourth of July, it was announced by Al Klump of the Division oi Forestry.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Approximately 30 members of the Matanuska and Anch- oraqe Ski Clubs enjoyed a midniqht-sun skiing party al Little Susitna June 2l. Even thouqh the sun was not wis ible al midnight. the skiers were successful in finding plenty of snow in the Lucky Shot pass area.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-21

Port of Portland averages one sailing every six hours.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-10-31
Proper Curing Helps
Sweet Potato Quality

Proper storage and curing
procedures for sweet potatoes
improve quality and prevent
,NceSSive Shrinkage. says Hugh
\ Bowers. Clemson extension
,.uCk crop specialist.
Bowers points to U. s. De-
rartment of Agriculture re-
search which shows that pota-
toes properly stored and cured
had total loss of only Is
per cent while those improper
~ cured lost 80 per cent in
weight.
A conversion of starch to
GcXtrln and other sugars also
makes the properly cured pota-
toes Sweeter, Bowers pointed
out.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-10-31
Christian
Science

Mans God-given ability to
Gcpart from evil and do good
VIII be set forth al Christian
Science services Sunday.
A number of experiences OF
Jacob are included in the read
lngS fro mthe Bible and from
Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures by Mary
Baker Eddy. Everlasting Pun
'Shment" will be the subject
g: the LeSSon-Sermon.
This citation will be read
from Science and Health %.
393) Rise in thestrength of
Spirit to resist ali that is un-
Ike good. God has made man