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By FRANK JENKINS
As this is written (shortly be
fore noon on Friday) Soviet Am
bassador Andrei Smirnov has just
raid in Bonn I the capital of the
West German Republic):
"The Russians are going to
GIVE BERLIN BACK TO THE
GERMANS by Christmas." .
Take down your Bible.
Turn to Genesis, the 27th chapter
and the 22nd verse. You will find
there these words:
"And Jacob went near unto Isaac
his lather; and he felt him and
said: The voice is Jacobs voice.
but the hands are the hands of
if
You have there the whole story.
Jacob was practicing a decep
tion.
So is Smirnov. What he says
founds very good indeed. What he
SAYS is that the former capital
of-all of Germany is going to be
given back to the Germans.
What he MEANS is that Russia
is proposing to give West Berlin,
a little island of Western freedom,
back to the communist carpetbag
gers who took over all of Germany
east of the Elbe river and have
made of it a communist satellite.
That's a horse of another color.
In Washington this morning the
White House, in the face of Rus
sian threats to upset the four
power occupation of Berlin, says
the American government "WILL
PERSIST IN ITS FIRM INTEN
TION to maintain the integrity of
West Berlin."
What will come of it?
It's hard to say.
Diplomacy, we must remember,
is a poker game. Running bluffs is
an integral part of the game of
poker. Running bluffs is an inte
gral part of the game of diplomacy.
In both cases, one never can
tell what will happen.
But this, I think, can be said:
In the case of the recent bluffing
Jn the Formosa strait, the Ameri
can people as a whole were un
willing to run the risk of war for
the tiny island of Quemoy. They
made their feeling rather plain at
that time.
But West Berlin is different. The
principle that is at stake there is
one that the American people will
he ready to go to war to defend,
if there is no other way out.
Reds Predict
Moon Flight
MOSCOW (AP)-A Soviet moon-
mapping expert, N. P. Baraba
shev, said today in Izvestia that
"it must be assumed the time is
not far off when the world learns
about the first moon flight."
His statement was Interpreted
here as a broad hint that Russia
may shoot for the moon soon. He
wrote:
"It is necessary now to prepare
a detailed atlas or the moon s sur
face for the first space travelers,
including the minutest details of
height of mountains, depth of abys
ses, and degree of inclination of
crater walls, permitting good
orientation for long trips on the
surface of the moon without fear
of getting lost among the enor
mous number of often very similar
mountains."
'.'i4a- if--',
BRUCE HASKINS, right, of Bonanza was named I9S8
Kiwanis Potato King at the annual Kiwanii Club Potato
Club dinner held Thursday evening at the Willard
Hotel. He Is shown receiving the top prize of $100 of
fered by the Herald and Newt from Bill Jenkins, managing
editor of the newspaper. The young winner achieved the
title once before, in 1954, and placed third last year.
There were 17 Klamath County 4-H Club boys and girls
completing this year's project and each received $5
ward. .
KLAMATH
German
Assured
BULLETIN
BONN, Germany (API Soviet
Ambassador Andrei Smirnov said
tonight the Russians are going
"to give Berlin back to the Ger
mans" by Christmas.
BERLIN (API East Germany
signed an agreement today assur
ing West German civilian traffic
freedom of movement in and
out of West Berlin, authoritative
sources said.
The reported agreement, at the
height of a new crisis over the
isolated old German capital has
no effect, however, on the explo
sive question of control of West
ern Allies supply lines to the di
vided city.
Rather, it appeared to be an
assurance to the 2,200,000 West
Berliners that they will not be
affected when and if the Soviet
Union pulls out of the four-power
occupation agreement and turns
control of Allied supply lines over
to Communist East Germany.
In the 1948-49 blockade, the So
viet Union not only stopped mili
Ike Asserts
Berlin Aims
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Presi
dent Eisenhower's headquarters
today asserted the United States
"firm intentions to maintain four-
power occupation of Berlin in the
face of Russia s move to drive out
the Western Allies.
At the President s vacation re
treat, press secretary James C.
Hagerty stated the U.S. determina
tion after Eisenhower had re
ceived latest reports on the Berlin
situation from Washington.
"Our firm intentions in West
Berlin remain unchanged, Hag
ertv told a news conference.
He was reterring to the Benin
sector occupied by the U.S., Brit
ain and France.
Russia, which also has occupa
tion forces in Berlin, has moved
to turn over the city of Communist
East Germany and to put air and
land transoortation routes under
control of that Red government.
The President and our govern
ment are keeping in close touch
with the situation in Berlin, and
also are keeping in close touch with
the governments of the "United
Kingdom and the republic of
France.
"This is not a unilateral prob
lem with the United States alone.
It is a problem which concerns
nnc two allies as well."
Asked whether he was speaking
for Britain and France as well as
the U.S., Hagerty replied he could
sneak onlv for this country. But
he stressed again that the West
cm powers are in close consulta-
(Inn
As for defining just what he
meant in saving U.S. firm inten
tions remain unchanged, Hagerty
put it this way: .
T pan K3V that 'firm intentions
means to maintain the integrity of
West Berlin.
EH?
NEWCASTLE. England UPI)
Thomas Jeans, 43, was granted
a divorce Thursday on grounds
nf cruelty when he testified his
wife Mary. 46. wrecked his hear
ing aid so he couldn't eavesdrop
when she was laming wun menus
in the next room.1
FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1958
Civilians
Freedom
lary traffic but civilian as well.
This created the need for the air
lift. Under present circumstances,
an airlift would be designed to
support only the 10,000 Allied
fighting men plus Western civilian
officials and their families.
A West Berlin official said the
agreement "is a positive sign of
relict ot tension.
The bulk of West Berlin's sup
plies moves from West Germany
over a 110-mile highway-rail link
and a network of canals.
western military traffic uses
these same lifelines. However, it
is checked through Soviet controls
as agreed under postwar four-
power agreements.
the United States, France and
Britain do not recognize East Ger
many and refuse to have any deal
ings with its regime.
Sources said the Last-West Ger
man agreement also provided for
an exchange of West German steel
for East German soft coal, mainly
lor the supply of Berlin.
ihe West Germans have always
felt they hold a trump card with
tne East Germans in the Ber t
dispute because of the interzonal
trade issue. East Germany is anx
ious to continue interzonal trade
BONN. Germany (AP) West
Germany recalled its ambas
sadors from the key posts of
Moscow, Washington, London,
Paris and Rome today for urg
ent consultations.
They are due to assemble
here Tuesday for a briefing on
the Berlin situation, a spokes
man said. He added the envoys
will return to their posts as
quickly as possible thereafter.
in order to help fulfill ils ambi
tious economic plans.
Trade talks between East and
West Germany were carried on a
semiofficial basis in Berlin. As be
fore, they were regarded as being
of a technical nature, which did
not involve Bonn recognition of
East Germany.
i ne agi eemem on autu&s iu
Berlin would not interfere, how
ever, wun any communist plan
to close the border between East
and West Berlin. West Berlin offi
cials freely predicted this will be
the next East German move.
By this action the East Ger
mans could cut oil tree travel
without passports between the
two sectors of the city to close an
escape hatch through which more
than a million East Germans have
fled to the West.
Stopping this refugee flow ap
pears to be one of the major ob
jectives of Nikita Khrushchev's
efforts to drive the Western Allies
from Berlin. The Soviet premier
demanded Nov. 10 that the
United States, Britain and France
withdraw their occupation troops.
Andrei Smirnov. Soviet ambas
sador to West Germany, told
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in
Bonn Thursday that Moscow had
decided to pull out of the four-
power occupation under which
Berlin operates.
Airline Hit
By Strike
KANSAS CITY (AP) Trans
World Airlines machinists struck
today just as the union announced
the airline had made a new pro
posal.
Pickets were placed at the TWA
building at the Municipal Airport
here.
Cliff Miller, chairman of District
142 of the International Assn. of
Machinists, ' announced the new
proposal as he left a negotiating
session with company representa
tives. He said, "We will take it
under advisement."
Meantime, he said, the strike
will go on.
Called out on strike were nearly
7,000 machinists.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity: Night and morning fog
but clearing afternoons today and
Saturday. Low tonight 40-45; high
Saturday 50-56.
High yesterday fit
Low last night 31
Precip last 24 hours 0
Since Oct. 1 ... 1.07
Same period last year 4.52
Normal tor period 2.23
Northern California Fair
through Saturday except fog on
coast. Little change in tempera
ture. Coastal winds mostly norther
ly 5-15 miles an hour.
Crater Lake National Park was
having clear, bright weather this
morning, according to park super
intendent Tom Williams. There is
total of 15 Inches of snow on Ihe
ground and roads are clear with
spots of Ice In the morning.
Maximum temperature Thursday
was 46 degrees, minimum I a 1 1
night 31 and H was 32 at I a.m.
today. There Is not enough snow
lor skiing.
The warming hut will be open
this weekend.
MERRILL vs. UMATILLA
State B Scmi-Finals
Merrill Field, Saturday 1:30 P.M.
Starting Lineups
MERRILL UMATILLA
No. Player Wt. Pos. Wt. Player Nn.
57 Bill Artery 145 LE 160 John Lee 8!)
74 Dick Marks 170 LT 175 lrvin Engle 57
55 Bill Bcasly 150 LG 150 Ron Stewart 66
67 Larry Bell 155 C 145 Warren Hall 44
76 David Andrieu 167 RG 180 Mike O'Gorman 24
56 Dean Haskins 155 RT 2:16 Garv Ostrom 12
50 Charles Roller 160 RE 118 Dick Hoyt 11
60 Dennis Salvadori 140 QB 128 Dan Green 33
77 Bud Maupin 170 HB 165 Delbert Hall 77
70 John Haskins 182 HB 147 Roy Ames mi
80 Troy Patterson 210 FB 11)5 Bob Lorcnce 46
Caril Ann
Given Life
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A jury
today found Caril Ann Fugatc
guilty of first degree murder for
helping Charles Starkweather on a
killing rampage last January,
Life imprisonment was
prescribed.
Starkweather, 1!). was convicted
on identical charges last May and
drew a death sentence, still to be
executed.
The jury verdict against Stark
weather s 15 - year - old ex-sweel-heart
was delivered at 11:10 a.m.
to climax a trial that began nearly
four weeks ago.
Caril Ann broke into sobs when
the verdict was announced. She
buried her face against the shoul
der of Defense Lawyer Merril Rol
ler, seated beside her and crying
racked her 91-pound 5-foot 1
inch frame. Her sobbing could be
heard throughout the courtroom.
A trim and pretty brunette
Caril was charged with aiding and
VCA Struck
By Mechanics
SEATTLE AP) A disputo
over contract demands prompted
86 'mechanics of West Coast Air
lines to walk off their jobs early
Friday. But the airline said it
would continue limited operations
in Washington, Oregon and Idaho,
L. J. Hawkinson, company sec
retary-treasurer, said West Coast
will maintain limited schedules,
using supervisory personnel. He
said union demands Thursday
"included wage rates far in excess
of those previously agreed to, and
higher than rates which are in
effect at any other local service
airline.
Union and company negotiators
stayed at the bargaining table for
45 minutes after the strike start
ed, then broke off the session with
no progress reported. No further
negotiating sessions were sched
uled.
West Coast serves 43 cities in
the three stales.
UPRISING PREDICTED
TAIPEI (AP) Widespread up
risings against the commune sys
tem in Red China were predicted
today by the top Nationalist ex
pert on Communist affairs, Chen
Chien-chung, who is head of the
research and pyschological war
fare section of the Kuomintang,
Chiang Kai-shek's ruling party.
He said the system was a delayed
action bomb which would one day
blow up the Communist regime.
Bruce Haskins
At Annual Potato Banquet
'They say distribution is what
the potato farmer needs," Walt
Jcndrzejewski, Klamath County
agent, told Kiwanians and (heir
guests at the annual Potato King
dinner at the Willard Hotel on
Thursday evening.
Then he proceeded to show the
crowd the successful distribution
of a sister state's potatoes. On one
shopping expedition he acquired
a 10-pound bag of out-of-state po
tatoes (which cost nearly six times
the amount currently received by
potato growers 1. and several pack
ages of processed potatoes pro
duced for quick cooking. These po
tato granules, flakes and fine meal
had been placed in labeled jars
and passed among the tables of
diners.
The county agent's "lesson for
the day" took only a few moments
in the crowded program which had
been arranged by the agricultural
committee, chairmanned by Chet
Bunnell.
Kiwanis Club president, Dr. Har
ry Fredricks, opened the meeting
and introduced the master ot cere
monies, vice president Gene ra-
veil. County Agent C. A. Hender
son Introduced the guest speaker,
Charles W. Smith, assistant direct
or of extension at Oregon Stale
College.
Highlight of the evening was the
introduction of the 1958 Potato
King. Bruce Haskins. Bonanza
who won the $100 top prize offered
by the Herald and News for the
highest yield of U.S. No. 1 potatoes
i the 4?H Club project. Second
No. 1)2.18
Is Guilty;
Sentence
I abetting Starkweather in one of 11
killings attributed to him.
By its verdict, the jury of sev
en men and live women tabbed
Caril a helpful companion to Stark
weather on a killing spree that
snocKed the nation.
Rejected was Caril's pica she
was forced into her role by fears
for her own life and threats of
harm to her. family.
She was convicted of first de
gree on the second count, which
is murder in the perpetration of
a robbery.
It was Starkweather himself
who pointed the most accusing
linger at tne girl.
Hauled into court from his dcatli
cell at the Nebraska Penitentiary.
the bandy - legged redhead de.
scribed Caril as his willing and ag
gressive helpmate in the slayings
He labeled as a bunch of hog-
wash" his earlier statements to
the contrary, and insisted he and
Caril made up the story about her
role as hostage before ever setting
out on the killing night.
Starkweather also buried the last
remains of the teen-age romance
Asked if he cares whether tanl
lives or dies, Starkweather said
"It don't make no difference to
me." ..
Trial testimony covered what
prosecutors referred to as the en
tire series of "atrocious, shocking
events.
Last Jan. 21, Starkweather killed
Caril's mother and stepfather, Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Bartlett, and
Caril's half-sister, Betty Jean Bart
lett, 2, at the Bartlett home in
Lincoln.
Whether Caril was present at
the time became a disputed issue
Starkweather said she was a wit
ness and casually watched televi
sion while he disposed of the
bodies. Caril said she came home
from school to find her parents
gone and Starkweather pointing a
gun in her lace.
Caril said starkweather gave
her a stdry that family members
were being held prisoner at some
other Lincoln home ana" harm
would come to them if Caril didn't
obey Starkweather's commands.
Not until she was taken into cus
tody more than a week later did
she learn that her parents already
had been killed, she said.
This became a key issue in the
case, the state contending tarn
knew all along her family had
been slain.
EDITOR DIES
NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y. (AP)
Paul R. Mickclsnn, 59, general
news editor of The Associated
Press, died today in New Rochelle
Hospital. He was stricken Thurs
day. The nature of his ailment
was not immediately ascertained.
Named King
prize in the same category went
to his b r 0 1 h e r, Larry Haskins,
who received a gold watch from
Renie Jewelers. Third place was
taken by Jimmy Kolkow, Mulin,
who received a $25 cash award
from Dick B. Miller Company.
Jimmy won also the highest per
centage yield to collect another
325 from Klamath Hardwoods pre
sented by Andy Honzel Jr.
Shirley Bunnell. Merrill, took
second place in highest percen
tage yields to win Don's Mcnstore's
515 prize. Third place went to Ed
win Slastny, Malin, who took the
$10 prize from Cunningham and
Rickey. Edwin also took first place
lor over 16 for his record books
and received $25 from Pacilic
Cooperative.
Don Slastny won the Klamath
Falls Creamery award of $25 for
the best record book, 14 to 15
years, and Roger Jacobs won the
.luckeland Motors award for 12 to
13 years.
Five dollar gift awards went to
each of the 17 boys and girls who
completed their 4-H potato projects
during the year.
Bryant Williams presented the
annual trophy to the Malin Netted
Gems, the potato club with the
best record. 11 was accepted by
Don Stastny, president of the club.
The potato growing contest start
ed in 1935 and was an annual event
until the World War 11 years. It
was resumed in 1948 and Spud
King Bruce won top honors first
in 1954 and placed third last year.
This year is the 16th year the
Telephone TU 4-8111
award has beet) made.
Choice Of Secretary
Scheduled For Courts
SALEM (AP) Gov. Robert D.
Holmes says he will name Repub
lican David O'Hara secretary of
state. An immediate court chal
lenge of his right to do so appeared
likely today.
The Democratic governor an
nounced Thursday night that he
would name O'Hara. Holmes said
that he. and not Republican Gov.-
elcct Mark Hatfield, has the right
to name the new secretary of
state.
Both Holmes and Hatfield, now
secretary of state, have said they
want a court test. Such a test
could decide the matter within two
or three weeks.
Hatfield stuck firmly to his posi
tion that he can name his own
successor. Holmes said that to
permit Hatfield to name his sue
cessor would give Hatfield too
much power.
By naming a Republican.
Holmes decided not to challenge
the law that says appointees to
office must be of the same party
as those who vacated the office.
O'Hara, 71, retired last year as
supervisor of elections in the of
fice of secretary of state. He
worked six months under Hat
field. Gov. Holmes contended that if
Hatfield were allowed to appoint
his own successor it would con
centrate too much power in his
hands and would violate the state
constitution.
Baseball Star,
Mel OU Dies
NEW DRT.RANS fAPl TI
Oti. nnettmp National Lnacna h.
ball star, died todav after emer
gency surgery. He was 49.
The fnrmpr Now Ynrlr nianlc
player-manager was admitted to
louro intirmary nere Thursday.
He and his wife were critically in
jured in a two-car collision near
Bay St. Louis. Miss., last Fridav
night.
Hncnital cnnlrnemi.n atlrihiitol
death to uremia, kidney damage.
multiple iraclurcs of both legs and
lacerations.
His wife, Mildred, is in a Gulf
port, Miss., hospital where she is
expected to undergo surgery short
ly-
(Early Story on Page 1, Sports
Section)
Probers Eye
Allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate
rackets investigators indicated to
day they may look into disputed
allegations of a possible eifort to
influence a jury that acquitted
Teamsters boss James R. Hoffa
of bribery charges.
The Rackets Committee, now
beginning a 10-day Thanksgiving
recess, also indicated it may
check further into charges of cash
payments to Hoffa by trucking in
dustry advisers.
Committee Counsel Robert F.
Kennedy developed both allega
tions Thursday in questioning
John Bridge, a Chicago labor re
lations consultant to truck lines.
Bridge, final witness in five
days of committee hearings on
labor union boycotting and vio
lence, rigorously denied both
charges.
SHOOTING HOURS:
OREGON
November 22
OPEN
6:36
CLOSE
4:42
November 23
OPEN
6:36
CLOSE
4:42
CALIFORNIA
Nevemker 22
OPKff CLOSE
1:34 4:40
November 23
OPKN CLOSE
1:14 4:40
Jt-'x . ,-'W v I
MEL OTT
"If the secretary of slate were
able to assume the office of gov
ernor without resigning his office
lirst. he would then be in the
position of being able to appoint
his own successor, thus giving one
man absolute command of the
Board of Control, as well as the
state Land Board and the state
Banking Commission," he said.
"No one can obscure the obvious
fact that this is precisely the type
of usurpation of power which the
dralters of our stato constitution
sought to prevent when they
wrote Into the constitution the
crystal-clear provision that no
person holding any other state of
fice is eligible to fill the office
of governor."
Gov. Holmes said the state con
stitution says no person holding
any office in the state shall fill
the office of governor which means
Hatfield must resign before taking
the oath.
The governor also cited a 1947
Supreme Court ruling that former
state Rep. Earl H. Hill of Lane
County should have resigned be
fore becoming a member of the
state Game Commission. Hatfield
contends this applies only to leg
islators. 'It is clear." Holmes said,
"that Mr. Hatfield must resign
writing as secretary of state
before he is eligible to accept the
oath of office as governor and
that his resignation must be sub
mitted in good time directly to
me as the present governor.
Despite any stratagems by
which evasion of the letter and
spirit of the constitution may be
attempted in the timing and
phrasing of that resignation, I
shall thereupon proceed to ap
point Mr. Hatfield s successor.
Hatfield said the action by
Holmes injected "personality into
question of law because the
case still must be decided on its
legal merits, not on politics or
personalities.
I haven t changed my original
position that it is strictly a legal
matter that must be settled by
courts," he said.
Utilities Plan
Power Plant
WASHINGTON' (AP)
Philadelphia Electric Co.
The
and
more than 50 other private utilities
today offered to build a 24li-mil
lion-dollar nuclear power plant
near i'nuadelpnia.
The aim is to provide cheaper
eiecinc power.
The project, a pioneer gas
cooled type of reactor, was sub
mitted to the Atomic Energy
commission just before expiration
ot a 60-day deadline lixed by Con
gress for private industry to act.
11 no proposal had been re
ceived today, AEC was under
congressional orders to build and
operate a gas-cooled power plant
at public expense.
The proposed prototype n ant
would oe completed in 1962 or
early 1963, AEC wns told. It would
be owned by Philadelphia Elec
tric and would feed 30.000 kilo
watts of nower into the firm's kvr.
tern initially. Later it would pro
vide 40,000 kilowatts.
Though the Philadelphia com
pany was the- official sponsor, it
was joined in the project by a
newly organized, nonprofit croup
of utility companies from coast to
coast. This group calls itself the
High Temperature Reactor Devel
opment Associates, Inc., a Dela
ware corporation.
The site is to be announced
later. The project is contingent on
AEC's agreeing to put up an addi
tional 1414 million for further re
search and development.
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"IT WAS A CLOSE CONTEST," Bryant Williams, left, on
of the originators of the Kiwanis Club Potato project,
said at he presented the club trophy to Don Stastny,
Malin, right, who achieved it on behalf of the Malin Netted
Gems for the best potato club ectivity for this year.
Seventeen 4-H Club members competed at Individuals
this year in addition to the 4-H potato clubs of Klamath
County. Merle Loosley, leader of the Malin club, received
a pin for hit seven yeart of leadership of the club end
young Staitny made the presentation of the gift cf ap
preciation to the leader.
Hatfield said the "advice of hii
counsel. Loren Hicks, an assistant
attorney general for the state, has
confirmed that I have the power
to appoint my own successor."
He said the planned appoint
ment of O'Hara by Holmes is
based on the advice of the legal
advisor to the governor, Orval
Thompson of Albany.
O'Hara earned a reputation as
a dissenter and as being econ.
omy-minded as a member of the
Salem city council for 28 years.
O'Hara was born in Minnesota,
but was graduated from Willnm.
ette University Law School in Sal.
em. Two years ago he considered
running against Hatfield for the
secretary of state nnsiiinn h,,t
decided against it.
O'Harra. an active Roman rath.
olic and a leader in the National
Conference of C h r i s t i a n A anr?
Jews, declared:
"I would be hannv to assum
the office of secretary of state
when Mr. Hatfield becomes gov.
crnor. I have no political ambi.
tions, and my soul objective if the
appointment materializes would
be to serve the people of Oregon
faithfully and conscientiously.
"I would be my own master
and would not be dominated or
influenced by selfish cliaiies nf in.
d i v i d u a 1 s seeking special
privileges."
Rocket Seeks
Jet Drone
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. (AP)
A Bomarc interceptor missile
rumbled over the Atlantic today
in search of a jet drone mora
than 250 miles away.
The Bomarc. which the Air
Force claims is the most potent
air defense weapon yet developed,
roared off the Cape launching pad
at 10:40 a.m.
The Air Force rarelv announces
the results ot these tests but It
was expected the 47-foot Bomarc
would score a near miss on the
jet to save it for future tests.
The Bomarc. which has been
fired more than 45 times from the
Cape, blasted straight up to an
altitude of about 60,000 feet be
fore it eased over and streaked
away.
Once again the Bomarc was
fired by remote control from an
air defense center in Kingston.
N.Y., 1,500 miles to the north.
Once a button is pressed in
Kingston, the Bomarc roars away
at close to three times the speed
of sound.
Once it dives on target, ground
control is finished and the missile
uses a radar homing device to
score the "hit."
Pier Facilities
Razed By Fire
PENSACOLA. Fla. (AP) - A
raging fire destroyed more than
two million dollars worth of water
front facilities early today and ap
parently put the port of Pensacola
out of business for a time.
The spectacular blaze send
ing flames several hundred feet
high and lighting up a large area
burned two piers and large
warehouses down to the water
line. No one was reported injured.
A shipping authority estimated
damage at between two and five
million dollars.
One official commented that
docks were the only ones here
with facilities for oceangoing vessels.