SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday. July 5, 1955
ASNE Spokesman
Criticizes Holding
Back Information
Washington (U.R) A spokes
man for the American Society
of Newspaper Editors has criti
cized the Eisenhower adminis
tration for holding back infor
mation on the Salk polio vac
cine and the danger of "fallout"
from H-bomb explosions.
The criticism was made by J.
Russell Wiggins, executive edi
tor of the Washington Post and
Times Herald, and chairman of
the ASNE's Freedom of Infor
mation Committee, in a nation
wide interview.
Should Tall All
Wiggins said any administra
tion should give "all relevant
material bearing upon great na
tional issues" to the public.
He said public confidence in
the Salk polio vaccine program
was shaken because the govern
ment failed to tell the public
some of the disadvantages and
defects early enough.
Wiggins referred specifically
to the fact that some earlier
meetings of scientists with offi
cials of the U. S. Public Health
Service on the Salk program
were held here in secret.
Protest Led by Wilson
". . . . It was only after a very
energetic protest, led by Lyle
Wilson of the United Press, that
'Giant Alcatraz'
Planned by Bureau
Washington (U.R) The
Federal Bureau of Prisons is
seeking a $10,000,000 appropria
tion for construction of a "giant
Alcatraz" to house .dangerous
and troublesome convicts now
committed to overcrowd prisons,
it was learned today.
As envisioned by Bureau of
Prison Director James V. Ben
nett, the proposed prison would
be built in the next three years
somewhere in Illinois probab
ly in the Springfield area. Bur
eau spokesmen said it would re
ceive the Alcatraz-type crimin
al the habitual offender, the
bank robber, the racketeer, and
the "explosive, unpredictable"
personality. -
It would have a 600-man ca
pacity whereas "The Rock" in
San Francisco Bay seldom houses
more than 300 convicts.
some of the subsequent meetings
were opened up," he said. This
referred to dispatches on the
closed-door meetings written by
Lyle C. Wilson, vice-president
and Washington manager for the
United Press Associations.
Wiggins also said that a "long
bottling up" of information on
the extent of radioactive fallout
from hydrogen bomb tests" "de
layed the formation of public
opinion and interfered with the
development of sound defensive
policies ..."
Powder Puffers
Greet Stragglers
Westfield, Mass. (U.R) The
first 12 finishers in the All-women's
Transcontinental Air Race
fromed a welcoming committee
today for "stragglers" at the fin
ish line of the "Powder Puff
Derby."
Heading the reception commit
tee were the first two women to
finish yesterday, Miss Isabelle
McRae of Lemon Grove, Calif.,
and her co-pilot, Mrs. Betty Mc
Neil of La Mesa, Calif.
The two women landed their
Bonanza Beechcraft at 12:09 p.m.
(PST) yesterday, the first of the
47 planes which must land at
Barnes Airport before the dead
line Wednesday afternoon. The
2,800-mile race began Saturday
at Long Beach, Calif.
Miss McCrae, a WASP (Wom
en's Air Force Service Pilot) dur
ing World War II, and Mrs. Mc
Neil, a 39-year-old grandmother,
sipped champagne presented to
them after they stepped from
their plane.
However, the contestants have
no idea who the winner will be
until all of the planes cross the
finish line. The prizes are not de
termined by order of finishers,
but by the types of planes and
their speeds. Those landing later
have a chance to win some of
the $2,000 in prizes.
Turncoats Expected
In Hong Kong July 9
Hong Kong (U.R) The
U.S. Consulate General here has
been officially informed that the
Indian Red Cross expects the
three former American soldiers
who chose to remain with the
Communists and then changed
their minds to arrive In Hong
Kong, from Red China July 9,
an American spokesman said to
day. The three Americans, who face
possible prosecution in Ameri
can courts on their returns, are
Otho Bell, Lewis Griggs and Wil
liam Cowart. Prisoners of the
Communists during the Korean
war, they refused repatriation
and chose Communism.
Communist Peiping Radio last
week broadcast a statement say
ing the . three Americans and
two Belgians, who also changed
their minds and asked to be re
turned home, had been ordered
under police custody for drunk
enness and rowdyism in the Red
Chinese capital while awaiting
repatriation.
ALLEGED SPIES HELD
Istanbul, Turkey U.R) Bul
garian Vice Consul Georgi Var
banof Cholakof and two Turks
were arrested today for spying
against Turkey. Secret military
documents were found m their
possession.
Duluth Great lakes freight
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tons of iron ore in 1953.
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