European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Howling winds stall Rescue attempts by air Force 21 marooned As Polar storm splits Lee Isle Anchorage Alaska a Twenty one men marooned when a violent Polar storm broke their Bleak Arctic Ocean ice Island in half awaited Rescue As howling winds Tore at their tiny exposed Floe. The alaskan air come ready to make its Rescue move As soon As the storm abates said the 21 men who made up the complement of the International geophysical year station were in no immediate danger. The ice Island known As Drift ing station a broke in two sunday under the pounding of a Polar storm. The Island was 960 Miles Northeast of Barrow Alaska and 600 Miles Northwest of t h u 1 a Greenland. The 21 men were on the Camp site half of the Island when it broke apart. The Rescue was complicated because the 2,000-foot air Craft runway was on the other half of the mile Long mile wide Floe. Before the Rescue can be completed the 11 air Force men nine scientists and father Tom Cunningham a noted Barrow expert on the Polar regions will have to make a dash by Small boat across open water from their half of the Island to the runway half where Rescue planes can pick them up. The two chunks of ice were re ported Ivy Miles apart. The huge ice Floe was first cont. On Page 2. Col. 2 european edition ripes army Navy air Force unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East volume 17, number 202 5 cents daily 10 cents sunday Friday november 7, 1958 gop re appraising its strategy Washington up Republican leaders surveyed the wreckage of their 1958 Campaign and prepared for an agonizing reappraisal of their party Organiza Tion and Campaign tactics. Party professionals voiced belief that the recession weak or divided Republican organizations and the political Power of organized labor contributed much to the National democratic trend in tuesday s elec Tion. Some also talked of a need for More colourful personable and aggressive candidates in 1960. Nearly Complete returns showed the dimensions of the democratic landslide the democrats greatest congressional Victory since their Peak in the-1936 election of presi Dent Roosevelt. The democrats elected 26 senators taking 10 seats from re publicans picking up three in states where republicans had re tired and losing none of their own. 12 More than majority with the 36 democratic senators whose seats were not at stake this year the democrats will hold 62 seats 12 More than a majority. Republicans elected Only eight senators leaving them a total of 34 in the new Congress. Alaska elects its first two senators nov. 25 and this could in crease the democratic majority further. Democrats Are favored to win at least one and possibly two alaskan seats. In the House the democrats elected 278 of 435 members and led in three unsettled races for an if dictated total of 281, compared cont. On Page 2j/, col. 2 i canvass to decide rep. Vursels Fate Fairfield 111. A an offi Cial canvass of votes in tuesday s election in 15 counties started thursday to determine if Charles w. Vursell a Veteran Republican representative in Congress failed in his bid for a ninth consecutive term. Election officials in the state s 23d congressional District in South Ern Illinois wednesday night re versed an earlier unofficial tally giving Vursell a four vote Victory Over Democrat George w. Shipley. In the latest unofficial tally Shipley 33-year-old Richland county sheriff led the 77-year-old gop incumbent congressman by 109 votes. Shipley said his own tabulations showed him the Winner by 103 votes. A grim look ing president Heads for his press Confer ence following the democratic party s land slide Victory at the polls. The president said he was Dis appointed at results. Up preliminary count shows 42 million voted tuesday Washington a incomplete tabulations showed More than 42 million votes cast in tues Day s election. This figure will be increased considerably with final and com plete counts some time next month. The preliminary count 42,246,013represents the highest vote in any race in each state. It compares with a pre election estimate by state officials and others of a total turnout of 48 million. It is below the record midterm vote of 44,447,496 in 1954 and the 42,582,927 total for House candidates in that year. Closing stocks new York a a Strong buying move swept the Stock Market into new record High ground t h u r s d a y. Chemicals were outstanding ringing up gains running to nearly $4. Us offers plan for a ban based on tacit truce Geneva a Britain thursday advanced a plan for International control of a ban on atomic and Hydrogen weapons tests based on the Assumption that a tacit suspension of such tests already exists. Minister of state David Ormsby Gore acted in Consulta Tion with the . In submitting the British proposal. Britain the . And the soviet Union Are not testing no president attends funeral rites for boyhood Friend Washington up president Eisenhower attended graveside services for his boyhood Friend capt Everett swede Hazlett in Arlington National cemetery. The president sat with members of the family As Navy chaplain James c. Reeves delivered a 15 minute funeral oration. Then he stood with his hat Over his heart As the military Salute was fired by a squad of Marine riflemen and As taps was sounded by a Marine bugler. Hometown chum Hazlett 64, was a Hometown chum of the president in Abilene Kan. After the services or. Eisen Hower Shok hands with the widow and expressed his condolences to other members of the family. The president plans visits to Toledo Ohio and Tacoma wash., this weekend in route to Seattle cont. On Page 2lt, col. 3 Clear weapons at present. They have not done so since the three Power conference opened in the palais Des nations a week ago. In the Light of this fact the British initiative rested on the theory that the self imposed prohibition undertaken by the three atomic Powers can be kept going almost indefinitely if Progress is made in establishing a control system to prevent cheating. Report issued a communique issued at the close of thursday s two hour meet ing said the British delegation submitted a paper on some initial Points requiring consideration in the setting up of an effective inter National control organization for supervising Observance of a test discontinuance agreement. That statement meant that the British 1sought to break the logjam resulting from arguments Over rival East and West draft agendas. 2brought Forth initial control proposals of their own submitting the plan in an Effort to get the conference working on what the West regards As the Basic problem the control system. Points undefined the communique failed to define the specific Points raised by the British. The general lines of the problem however already were known. Setting up an International sys tem will require decisions on the location and Manning of observation posts on the form of the Cen trial control body and on ways of linking that Agency to the govern ments of the atomic weapons cont. On Page 2t, col. 1 late news new. York a the metro Politan opera announced thurs Day it has cancelled its contract with Maria Meneghini callus. Rudolf King general manager of the metropolitan in making the announcement said the action was occasioned by miss callus refusal to fulfil the terms of her contract. Nebraska governorship awaits mail ballots Washington a unless their shaky margin in Nebraska dissolves in an Absentee ballot count democrats will hold 34 of the country s 48 governorships. Even if Democrat Ralph g. Brooks loses in Nebraska s official canvass his party has seized Possession of More state houses than it has held in 20 years. In 1938 democrats held 39. Brooks 60, May have to wait until the state s nov. 14 deadline for the tally which tells whether he unseated Republican gov. Vic Tor e. Anderson. The final tally on Nebraska s 2,106 polling places gave Brooks 207,487 votes to 204,225 for Ander son. Gain for demos this unofficial margin of 3,262 votes less than 1 per cent of the total could be wiped out by the Check of around 10.000 mail ballots. If it holds up tuesday s demo cratic sweep captured nine re publican held governorships. The democrats lost four states to republicans and stand to show a net gain of five. In most other states where the voting was close democratic mar gins widened As the late reports rolled in. Oregon went the other Way ousting democratic gov. Robert d. Holmes in favor of Republican Mark Hatfield. But in Wyoming new Mexico and South Dakota the democrats finished Strong. Democratic upsets gave Joseph j. Hickey the nod Over Wyoming s Republican gov. Mil Ward l. Simpson. John Burrough won Over new Mexico s Republican gov. Edwin l. Mechem and Ralph Herseth Defeated Republican Phi Saunders in South Dakota. Summing up the democrats elected 25 governors counting Brooks the republicans eight the democrats had nine Holdover governors the republicans six totals democrats 34, republicans 14. Rebels blamed for new Cuba plane piracy Havana a Cubana air Ines announced that one of its planes is missing on a flight Over Ebel held Oriente province. Aboard Are 25 passengers including 10 women and three crewmen. One american is among the Pas sengers the airline said. A qualified source said it has been confirmed that cuban rebels seized the Airliner. The informant said radioed Mes sages from the plane reported that t was being held on a rebel air strip and that All 28 persons aboard were Safe. Radioed messages said the rebels promised to turn Over All the Pas sengers to International red Cross representatives As soon As this could be arranged. Presumably they intend to hold the three Crew members. Cuban rebels were blamed for the seizure of two other Cubana airlines planes. One crashed last saturday night killing 17 persons including six americans. Three survived. Rebel Arm bands found on Cuba crash victims Washington a the state department said thursday that a hijacked Miami Cuba Airliner that crashed last saturday carried several persons wearing Arm bands of the cuban rebel movement. Lincoln White state department press officer told newsmen two . Vice consuls at the scene of the crash near Preston Cuba re ported several bodies recovered were wearing the Arm bands. Oil widow leaves millions to Charity los Angeles up my Carrie Estelle Doheny left the bulk of her $25 million estate to Charity it has been revealed. Mrs. Doheny widow of oilman Edward l. Doheny died last week at the age of 83. She left approximately $15 million to the Carrie Estelle Doheny foundation a charitable organization she founded in 1949. Nearly $2 million More went to roman Catholic and non Catholic organizations and bequests of up to $75,000 were Given to employees friends and relatives. 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