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The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Europe Still In Grip Of Little Ice Age

LONDON R- Europeans shiv- cred on in their little ice age today with no sign of early relief from the freeze.
 Europe's unofficial death toll climbed to at least 539 as fresh dis aster struck. In Spain's Canary Is- lands, off the northwest coast of Africa, a town hall collapsed dur ing a storm, killing B persons.
 Fresh blizzards dumped IS = foot snoWdrifts in Britain's Ken County. Snowplows were unable to get through to some villages. Main British highways began to crack.
 Officials said this would add millions of dollars to the snow clearing bill, which stands at 20 million pounds-$56 million.
 London's Water Board, plagued by thousands of burst pipes, took up the idea of an enterprising pri- vate plumber and started thawing pipes by sending a huge electric charge through the pipes.
 West German temperatures av- eraged about 5 degrees. The Rhine was still blocked to shipping.
 Snow was reported from Mar seille and along the Mediterranean coast. Traffic on highways through out France was snarled.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Nine Fishermen Rope Themselves Together,
 But Three Lose Lives

GULFPORT, Miss. R - Six of nine fisherman who tied them selves together and leaped into a boiling sea when their traWler sank told today of the ordeal which claimed the lives of three com- panions.
 They were in the Gulf of Mexico about 40 minutes before a Coast Guard cutter, hampered by 25- foot waves, could pull them to safety.
 In all, eight men lashed together with a rope were hoisted from the Gulf about 25 miles offshore Sun day by the Coast Guard cutter Nike.
 Two of the eight were dead. The body of ninth crewman, who had been knocked off the line during the rescue operation, was recover ed several hours later.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
FLooDLIGHTs FOR SKATERS

Due to the unusual ice conditions on Boring Sea, the North Star has announced that starting tonight it will have flood lights for the skaters and a bonfire back of the SeavieW Room.
 The miles of clear skating ice in the roadstead punctuated here and there with a picturesque ice berg is a phenomenon which does not occur very often, nor last very long in this part of the country as the drifting snow soon covers the ice. All skaters should take ad- vantage of the opportunity while it lasts.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Food Addict" Dies at Age of 38 Years,
 Weighing TAO Pounds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. R Two weeks ago, when Charles Stein metz weighed 67O pounds, he said ''I haven't got much time left. crave food like an alcoholic crave. alcohol"
 Steinmetz, 38, died Sunday in z hospital. Doctors said he weighed TAO pounds at death-a gain of 70 pounds in two weeks.
 Steinmetz complained of lung congestion Saturday. It took 16 men to load him into the rear of de- livery truck for the trip to the hospital. Cause of death awaited the outcome of an autopsy.
 Steinmetz, who was 68 inches tall and 76 inches around, said each pound he gained brought him nearer to death, but he couldn't stop. "Other people smoke or drink when they worry. find my self a chicken"
 At the age of 8, Steinmetz was underweight. He started gaining rapidly in his late teens. He work ed Is years as a typist, retiring on a medical pension in 1859 when he reached 585 pounds
 He said doctors told him there was nothing organically wrong.
 ''I have no health problem, no diabetic trouble-just overeating," he said.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Senate Bill Would Create Gold
 Development Board

JUNEAU R- Legislation creat- ing a gold development board to encourage gold mining in Alaska was introduced in the Senate today by five Democrats.
 Under the provisions of the mea- sure, the seven member board would work within the Depart ment of Natural Resources. The members would be appointed by the governor for five-year terms, subject to legislative confirmation.
 They would receive only per diem and travel expenses.
 Four would represent the four major senatorial districts. Three would be selected from the state at large.
 The bill further stipulates that four members of the board would have to have experience, knowl- edge and training in geology or mining and at least one of these four would have to be a member of the United Mine Workers of America.
 Of the remaining three mem- bers, two would have to have a business or financial background, while at least one would have to be a member of the Alaska bar.
 All seven would have to have at least five years residency in Alaska.
 The sponsors of the bill were Sens. Eben Hopson, Al Owen, Neil Foster and Lester Bronson.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Sen. Heating Proves His Charges of Soviet Missile Buildup In Cuba

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Ken meth Heating, man with a satchel full of information, is keeping the Kennedy administration hopping overtime with his charges of So- viet arms buildup in Cuba.
 For more than six months the white haired, ruddy faced New York Republican. has been rising in the Senate to announce ominous Communist developments in Cuba Time and again the Pentagon and State Department have challenged his information, only to have to concede later that Heating was at least basically right.
 Sunday night Heating claimed in a television interview that total Soviet. military strength-soldiers, weapons and equipment-is now 10 times greater than it was esti- mated to be last July 1, even con- ceding that Soviet offensive mis- siles have been removed from the island.
 Assistant Secretary of State Ed win Martin, who appeared on ABC tissues and Answers" with Keat- ing, cautioned that estimates of Soviet troops in Cuba last July were not too accurate but said Keating's claim "is within the range of possibility"
 Last week Keating told the Sen- ate he believes there is 'The very real possibility" that the Soviets either hope to return missiles to the island or have missiles left there "and need only to wheel them out of caves"
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
One Killed, 19 Injured In Forced Landing of
 Air Force C131 Transnort

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah R-One person, a flight engineer, was killed and 19 injured when an Air Force transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff early today.
 One of those aboard the two- engine C131 was Maj Gen. Don Coupland, commander of the Og- den Air Materiel Area. He suffered cuts and bruises about the face.
 Survivors said one of the en- zines caught fire. The pilot feath- cred the propeller and made a crash landing, picking an unin- habited spot where oak brush and soft earth cushioned the crash.
 The man killed, making the flight as a flight engineer instruc- tor, checked the passengers to make sure their safety belts were fastened and then headed back to the pilots compartment. He was on his feet when the plane crashed and was thrown against the wind shield.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Most of Alaska is Clear

Most of Alaska was clear anC cold today with temperatures in the interior and Arctic slope plung- ing well below the zero mark.
 Cloudy skies were reported over the Southeast Panhandle, the AL eutian Islands and sections of the west coast.
 There was little precipitation ex- cept for snow in the northern DOT tion of the Panhandle, and rain in the south.
 Overnight temperatures ranged from 56 degrees below zero at Northway to 34 at Annette.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
SEE. Republicans Choose Joseph Mclean of Juneau To Take Engstrom Seat

JUNEAU R- Southeast Alaska Republicans recommended to Gov. Egan today that he appoint Joseph A. Mclean of Juneau to replace the late Elton E. Engstrom in the state Senate.
 McLean's name was the only one submitted to Egan, although Re- publicans from the precinct, House district and Senate district levels considered 10 other persons for the job.
 Mclean, an attorney and owner of an insurance agency here, is a lifelong Alaskan. He served in the 1855 session of the territorial leg islature, as Republican minority leader in the House.
 Married and the father of four children, the 45-year-old Mclean has been active in Republican party politics for many years.
 In submitting McLean's name to Egan, Southeast Republicans said they had accepted and con- sidered all names submitted to the party as potential replacements for Engstrom, who died last Wednes- day night after a short illness.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Constellation Crash Takes Four Lives

SAN FRANCISCO R-A Slick AirWays Constellation carrying classified Navy cargo crashed Sun day in an instrument landing at fog-shrouded San Francisco Inter national Airport and exploded in flames, killing four of the eight men aboard.
 The huge, four-engine ship made a normal instrument approach and then dug it's left wing into the ground at the edge of the runway, skidding into a half-moon arc that ended 300 yards away. The plane burst into flames.
 A spokesman for Slick AirWays said the craft was carrying classi- fled cargo for Alameda Naval Air Station across San Francisco Bay. The cargo was presumed destroyed.
 Seventy firemen battled for two hours against the flames before the four bodies could be recovered.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Bruce Kendall Elected Speaker By 22-17 Vote
 By VIRGINIA SIMS
 Associated Press Staff Writer

JUNEAU R - The Republican party won control of Alaska's State House of Representatives today
 Bruce Kendall, an Anchorage Republican who served as minor ity leader in the lower chamber. for the past four years, was named Speaker of the House on a secret ballot.
 Kendall received 22 votes to IT for Juneau Democrat Dora M. Sweeney, who has been serving as Speaker pro tenn in the House since Friday afternoon.
 The 10th vote was cast simply for "Democrat."
 The secret ballot, by which ev- cry member of the House wrote in the name of his own choice for Speaker, broke a deadlock which has tied up the lower chamber since last Monday.
 There was no debate preceding the balloting, which began at 1O:5O am. this morning.
 Kendall was elected on the first ballot
 The House was tardy getting underway because of early mor- ming caucuses by both parties.
 The House had agreed during a marathon session Saturday night and early Sunday morning to give the secret "scattergun' method of voting without nominations a try, proposal made by the Democrats.
 The Saturday night-Sunday mor- ming session didn't break off until 3:15 am. yesterday.
 The Democrats proposal called for all members of the House to write the name of their choice for speaker on a secret ballot. There would be no nominations for the speakership from the floor.
 If no one received the necessary 21 votes after five secret ballots, the whole thing would be called off, and the House would go back to looking for another solution.
 The party of the speaker select ed would be the party to organize the House and name committee chairmen, who would be the ma jority members of their commit tees. Each party, however, would be permitted to decide which of their members would serve on the various committees.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Republicans Organize State House
Predicts House Will
 Provide 2O-2O Vision Legislation for Alaska

JUNEAU R-Members of both parties, after a week of strife which finally placed control of the House in Republican hands today, pledged themselves to work to- gether for the good of Alaska.
 Rep. Bruce Kendall of Anchor age, who was elected Speaker, said he believed this legislature, des- bite the 20-20 split in the lower chamber, would be a great one.
 T honestly believe that the House, with it's 2O-2O split, will provide 20-20 vision for the future of Alaska. I honestly and serious ly believe that this legislature will go down in history as a states mans legislature.
 "I will conduct the chair at all times in an extremely fair manner.
 "I'm still in a state of shock, but I am hunbly appreciative of the confidence that has been ex- pressed in me-"
 Democratic floor leader John L.. Rader of Anchorage said that while he was disappointed that the Democrats did not gain con- trol, he was glad to see that the responsibility for the business of the House had been placed with a single party.
 '1n a way, we feel that this is a Democratic victory in our prin- ciple of clearly placing the respon- sibllity in government"
 Throughout the week, the Re. publicans had urged coalition or ganization, while the Democrat had advocated the principle of on party or the other taking control
 T am happy that this is finall, resolved" said Rep. Harold Strand berg, R-Anch. ''I know both par. ties will now join together in work ing on a non-partisan basis" Rep. Warren A. Taylor of Fair banks, who has served as Speaker of the House during the past two legislatures, said
 "NoW we can get on with en- acting legislation which will carry on the functions of the state"
 Freshman Democratic Rep. Jos eph Josephson of Anchorage said that by electing Kendall speaker, and giving the Republicans con- trol, the "least desirable alterna- tive has been rejected.
 ''The least desirable alternative was a coalition, which would have made it impossible for the public to know which party bears the re- sponsibility for the flow of busi- ness in the House."
Evening star., 1963-01-06

is counting very carefully, but
is not making any promises.
The Liberal Democrats, as
usual, are complaining that no
leadership is being exerted, and
they have been busily holding
caucuses of their own.
Freshmen Too Busy
The new members who are
at the moment slightly more
interested in acquiring desks
than weighing issues, haven't
quite got the pitch.
The Republicans are just
looking on. AS one o. them
said, There's nothing in it for
US. If we vote with the Demo-
Gratis, they won't give us any
credit; and the Republicans will
give us hell"
House Minority Leader Hal
leck gave the whole tired brew
a slight pinch of mystery by
to divulge his position.
Not much suspense has gen.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
EngIe Set to File
New Health Care
Plan for Aged
By the Associated Press

Senator Engle, Democrat of
California, announced yester-
day that legislation will be in
troduced early in the new Con-
gresS to set up a health care
plan for the aged under social
security.
Senator Engle said the meas-
ure would have many co-spon-
sors and would follow the
lines of the compromise meas
ure finally supported by the
Kennedy administration in the
Senate showdown last year.
That bill, which was ham,
mered out largely by Senators
Anderson, Democrat of New
Mexico, chief sponsor of the
proposal, and Javets, Republi-
can of New York, contained an
option feature designed to give
private insurance firms a role
in the system.
mo one can fail to be deeply
concerned over the disastrous
effects of the big medical ex-
penses which our older citizens
are too often forced to bear"
Senator Engle said in a state
ment.
The health care plan, since
1t involves social security taxes,
must be handled on legislation
which originates in the House.
Senate hackers of the pro-
posal sought last year to
attach the Anderson Javits
measure as an amendment to
a House-passed public welfare
bill, but failed on a 52-48 vote.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

National Farmers Union, Amer
ican Veterans Committee, Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
Jewish War Veterans, United
Rubber Workers of America,
American Civil Liberties Union,
Textile Workers Union of Amer
lea, International Union of
Electrical workers, Social
Action Council of United
Church of Christ, Friends Com
mittee on National Legislation,
Union of American Hebrew
Congregations, American jew
ish Committee, American Fed
Grafton of State, County and
Municipal Employees, japanese
American Citizens League,
Transport Workers Union of
America. Unitarian Fellowship
for Social Justice, American
Newspaper Guild, Anti-Defam-
alton League of B'nai Birth,
United States Section of Wo-
mems International League for
Peace and Freedom, Americans
for Democratic Action, Indus
trial Union Department of the
AFL CIO, American Jewish
Congress, Catholic Council or
Civil Liberties, National Alliance
Of Postal Employees, Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
EMOTION IS ABSENT
Smiths Rules Fight Pals

Grated on that score. Two years
ago, when the fight was hot, he
voted with Judge Smith.
Twenty-Five Republicans voted
against him.
How much pressure Repre-
sentative Halleck can and will
exert on his colleagues remains
in doubt. He is allied with
Judge Smith, personally and
politically. They are old COM
rades in the Republican-South
ern coalition which operates to
a varying degree in the House.
G. D. p. UncOnvinced
Democrats keep murmuring
that Republican Gov. Rockefel-
Ter of New York, his party's
most likely presidential nomi-
nee in 1864, should be vitality
interested in the outcome, since
it might not help his chances
if the Republicans started out
the year with a plainly "ob-
structionist" move.
But Republicans aren't so
sure that the voters are all that
are concerned about the work.
lngs of a committee of Congress
that merely decides what bills
will get to the floor.
Two years ago, the advantage
of dealing a new young Presi-
dent a body-blow was appeal
ing to partisan Republicans.
Now it seems less attractive,
particularly since there is a
very strong possibility that
members of his own party give
him the most trouble on vital
programs like medicare and
taxes.
So the House gathers for its
first real fight" without a
great deal of spirit on either
side. Except for Judge Smith,
who likes power and attention,
most people on the Hill seem
to find this something Of a
sham battle.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer

Everybody is already tired of
the new fight over the House
Rules Committee except pos
sibly the man who started it,
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia.
Judge" Smith, as the elderly,
autocratic chairman of the
Rules Committee likes to be
called, is lobbying like a boy
to return his group to its orig
inal l2-man strength.
He has been plying the cor
ridors Of the almost deserted
Capitol, buttonholing all the
early arrivals and telling them
in his soft voice that they
should join him in his battle
against packing the commit
tee."
Two years ago, when the
House leadership put on its
crucial drive to enlarge the
Rules Committee to is, so that
every now and then one of its
bills could get to the floor, the
administration said 1t was
keeping out of a House affair.
Air Aroused Frontier
Later it transpired that the
entire New Frontier went into
action to rally support for the
change, Interior Secretary Udall
made no bones about his par
ticipation, and while Republi-
cans profeSsed thems Ives
shocked at his disclosure of
naked partisanship, they were
not really surprised. The Demo-
Gratis won by five votes.
This year, the White House
says it is again respecting the
constitutional division between
the legislative and executive
branches of the Government.
They say the matter is in the
hands Of the House leadership
and it appears to be.
The House leadership says it
Evening star., 1963-01-06

a better opportunity to block
or weaken administration
measures by voting with the
Republicans.
The letters yesterday from
spokesmen for the 27 civic. re-
ligious and labor organizations
declared that retention of the
15-member arrangement was
essential. But they contended
that this still would fall con-
siderably short Of the need ito
ease the legislative process for
ward into today's complex
world.
Want 21-Day Rule
House members of both par
ties were urged to vote for a
day rule for bringing bills
to the House floor If obstructed
by the Rules Committee. They
also were asked to vote for a
seven-day rule so that the
committee could not prevent
House and Senate conferees
from considering bills passed
in different form by both
branches.
Those and possibly other pro-
posed rule changes are to be
discussed in a Democratic mem
bership caucus Tuesday morn
ing. Their House sponsors do
not expect to win in the caucus.
They have taken Speaker Nc
Cormack's advice not to stage
a floor fight in the House
Wednesday on those highly con-
troversial curbs because the
move for enlargement Of the
Rules Committee might be en-
dangered.
The letters yesterday were
signed by officials of the follow
ing organizations:
United Automobile Workers,
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Jordan Celebrates
World War | Revolt

AMMAN, Jordan, Jan. 5
(AP).-Jordan today celebrated
the 46th anniversary Of the
day the Shariff of Mecca took
up arms against the Turks in
the great Arab revolt of World
War l.
The revolt against the Otto
man Empire was led by the
great grandfather of King HuS-
sein, Hussein Bin Ali. 1t
brought fame to Lawrence of
Arabia.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

mittee be by-paSsed and send
stalled bills to the House for
debate.
Odds repeatedly were better
for the effort TO keep the COM
mittee's size at Is members.
Both sides in the committee
expansion controversy never
theless ventured no predictions
except to forecast a close vote.
Majority Whip Boggs and
Lawrence F. O'Brien, special
assistant to the President, con-
ferred at the Capitol yesterday
on detailed survey of the 258
Democrats in the new House.
They presumably assessed pos
Sible support by some of the
176 Republicans.
Reasonably Confident"
They were not available for
comment later but other lead
ership sources described the
House Democratic leadership
as reasonably confident" of
getting a 15-member commit
tee.
With the expiration of the
87th Congress January 3, the
Rules Committee went back to
IL members, eight Democrats
and four Republicans. Since
January 81, 1861, the commit
tee had is members, 10 Demo.
crate and five Republicans.
That temporary expansion re-
suited from a 217-212 vote two
years ago.
President Kennedy had said
that the administrators legis-
lative program would be "emas-
culated" if the committee we're
allowed to revert to II mem
bers. Advocates Of a larger
committee charged that the l2-
member arrangement gave sew
eral OF the Southern Democrats
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Il Organizations Ask
15-Mon Rules Group
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

All House members received letters yesterday from officials
OF " organizations urging enlarged Rules
mttee and two major curbs its legislation
Sategsts in the contest scheduled for House decision
when Congress convenes Wednesday little chance
for the two requested curbs Those would let the COM
Evening star., 1963-01-06
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WEDDINGS

nounce the marriage of their
daughter Diane Eileen to Mr..
Edmond Carlton Hutchinson,
jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchinson of Kensington.
The wedding took place July
Is at the Christ Episcopal
Church in Garden City. The
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wedding took place yester-
day at st. Anthony's Catholic
Church. The couple will live
in Cheverly, Md.
Hutchinson-GiIbert
Mr., and Mrs. Ross Gilbert
Of Garden City, L. I. an
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Roth-Rivers

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lewis
Roth of Chevy Chase an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Ann Lucille to MIR.
James Ernest Rivers, son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence j.
Rivers of Berea, Ky. The
wedding took place yesterday
at st. Luke's Methodist
Church. The couple will live
In Shady Side, Md.
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booksellers

MRS. Edward Rice Coli
flower announces the mar
riage Of her daughter Miss
Peggy Sue Sellers to Mr.. John
Ftncis Flood. jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Flood. The
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The wedding took place June
% at the Laurel Baptist
Church. The couple will liv,
in Landover Hills, Md.
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Bossford-IreIund

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence w.
Ireland of Laurel, Md, an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Suzanne to Mr..
George A. Bassford II, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Bassford of Glenn Dale, Md.