Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 40

36 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Thursday, July 5, 1962 Carfoonhf Waikiki Our As The by eene een Things ARE booming in Waikiki these nights, as Gene Basset illustrations indicate. The Star-Bulletin cartoonist took pen and pad with him the other evening as he made the rounds in company with James Leveque, this newspaper's columnist who turns out some pretty good word pic-tures. But if it's true that a picture is worth a thousand words we'll string along with Basset in this instance and show seven of the 30 or so illustrations he turned out during the three to four hour tour. The boys visited Canlis's Charcoal Broiler (you'll recognize that lava rock wall in one of the top draw-ings)t wandered up to Duke Kahanamoku's and finally wound up at Forbidden City. 1 fT 1 rjj Senate OICs Extra Sugar For Latin Americans Senate first rejected 40 to 26 an amendment by Senator William Proxmire, Democrat of Wisconsin.

His proposal would have eliminated country-by-country quotas for sugar imports to all coun-. outside of the Western Hemisphere, except Nationalist China. To dispose of the sugar issue, the Senate -had put aside, the controversial issue of health care for the na- WASHINGTON, July -5 (UPI) The Senate acted today to smooth roily diplomatic waters by voting to reserve an extra 150,000 tons of premium priced sugar annually for Latin American suppliers. By voice vote, the Senate tacked the provision to an obscure bill limiting the importation of adult honey bees. This sent the package to the House.

The action came after the Device Blocks Accidental N-Firing WASHINGTON, July 5 (AP) The United States has informed its European allies of the successful development of a new, secret electronic lock which will be used to reinforce safeguards against the accidental or unauthorized firing of nuclear weapons. President Kennedy is expected to ask Congress soon for an appropriation of funds to complete work on the device, start manufacture and begin installation in nuclear weapons. The Allies were told through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it was learned, that the new electronic lock will broaden the margin of safety in- nuclear weapons control systems and strengthen the exercise of direct control over weapons by top commanders. U.S. officials said the development of increasingly secure control systems becomes more important as the number of weapons increases.

The locking device is already perfected for the larger nuclear weapons such as those warheads deployed in the European N.A.T.O. area for use on medium range 1 Tahiti Festival if Begins Tomorrow 1 Waikiki's International Market Place will take on a Tahitian flavor tomorrow through July 14-Bastiile Day for Oahu's first Tahiti Fete. I Tahitian hula dancers, Tahitian drums and Tahitian games will be featured on the program. "We're continuing to emphasize the close relation- wmiii s-o lJ" r-rr-Tii -m ir- in .1 irn-i "tm 1 1 ships between the Hawauan "Our people came from there originally. We are restoring our interest In Polynesian culture." Local Tahitian residents and entertainers are taking part in the nine-day festival All eyes turn to Frederic Chun during a discussion of this weekend's Miss Hawaii Pageant at the Waikiki Shell.

Chun, a contest judge, met this year's candidates yesterday at a Princess Kaiulani Hotel breakfast for contestants and judges. Seated clockwise from Chun are Patricia Leona Balanon; Haydon Cheigh, pageant publicity chairman; Germaine Lamme Tanigawa; Gabriella 1960 Miss Hawaii; Elena Momi-lani Wood; Robert Tom, pageant budget chairman, and Marilynn Mei Lin Au. Star-Bulletin Photo by Warren Roll. 1 tion's older people. Senate Democratic leaders said the plan to finance health benefits for the aged under social security would be debated the balance of the week, but no showdown votes were expected until! next wees.

The first order of business (at 6 a.m. for the post-holiday session was a proposal to reserve 150,000 tons of sugar imports a year for allocation to certain alliance for progress partner countries. The Dominican Republic has complained bitterly that the compromise sugar extension act passed by Congress Monday failed to give it a large enough share of the rich U.S. market. Other Latin American countries, notably Peru and Argentina, also charged that their share was cut drastically.

In an effort to placate these suppliers, the administration proposed to reserve 150.000 tons of imports a year and allocate this at the discretion of President Kennedy to those nations feeling they were shortchanged in the -extension bill It would be purchased at premium proposed diplomatic accommodation represented a retreat by the" administration from its request to Congress for the elimination of all premiums and country-by-country quotas for imports. The proposal was offered at. a rider to an obscure House bill limiting the importation' of adult honey bees. A number of senators served advance notice that a vote would come only after some; oratorical fireworks. Senator William Proxmire, Democrat of Wisconsin, sponsored an amendment that would earmark the 150,000 tons by cutting off.

a like amount from the quotas already granted to more one-half dozen other countries. "We have 38 events in the nine days, including what I believe to be the state's most colorful orchid show," Brandt said. One of the unusual events will be the competitive Polynesian games, iha kiloi (javelin target throwing), 3V ft 3 i 1 I I Transmitter Difficulty Causes I Delay in New TV Station Debut kaka laau (spear fencing), and ulujnika, (Hawaiian bowling). "We have been teaching the children in the parks department summer fun program how to play these games," Brandt said. Some of the best dancers on Oahu will be in the solo hula and otea (ceremonial dancing) competition, he said.

Lieutenant Governor James K. Kealoha will preside over the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. tomorrow. and Tahitian cultures, Boy Hurt naka Streets as the boy was attempting a left turn into Likini Street His head hit a curb, police said. 7 Florida's Lake Okeechobee, with 730 square miles of surface area, is the second largest natural freshwater lake wholly within the United States.

First is Lake Michigan. Unexpected transmission problems caused a temporary delay last evening in the inaugural programming of KTRG-TV, Honolulu's newest television outlet Last minute installation on the new Channel 13 transmitter proved faulty, and station technicians "jury-rigged" facilities to permit the station's debuf into Island telecasting. ballistic missiles. According to present plans the first operational use of the device will be in the forward missile deployment area. The device is autborita-tively described as an electro-mechanical system controlled by a radio signal to be sent from a command headquarters remote from the actual missile In effect, the in.

its normal position makes a break in the electrical circuit necessary to the firing of the nuclear warhead. It couldn't be fired until an authorized commander dispatched the necessary coded radio signal that would operate the device. The device itself would not do the firing but it would control the "arming" of the able to cocking a rifle in advance of firing it by pulling the trigger. Because of the initial delay, only a few programs followed the inaugural ceremonies, including a news- i cast and CivilWar pictorial series. Seavey, however, promised a schedule of normal programming beginning at 5 tonight.

Station officials expressed gratitude to Honolulu's three other TV out- f-i lets for aiding the new station "get on the air" without additional technical difficulties last night Ij KONA, KHVH-TV and KGMB-TV gave a last minute assist to KTRG-TV technicians in the station's debut. The new Channel 13 facilities include a modern vidi- ftj con General Electric remote-control camera, complete- ly transistorized, which is operated from the TV con- ffi trol panel without a cameraman. The camera is able to pan left and right, up and down, and is equipped with zoom lens. Bicycle Hits Pole, A 10-year-old boy is con. fined at U.S.

Army Tripler General Hospital from injuries, suffered, yesterday when "he lost control of his bicycle and hit a utility pole. Edward Dean Whitmer, of 3528 Likini Street, was held for observation of a possible head injury. The accident occurred at 1:20 pjn. at Likini and Wa- Originally promised a program at 5 p.m., patient Island audiences awaiting their first view of Hono- lulu's newest TV picture saw their first Channel 13 show at 10:10 p.m. i Host of inaugural ceremonies was General Man- 4, ager Cecil Seavey, formerly associated with KONA-TV, I who received congratulations of City and State dig- I nitaries.

including Lieutenant Governor James Ke- I aloha. Star-Bulletin Editor William Ewing and KHVH- "i TV Manager John Serrao. I Seavey also introduced members of the KTRG staff I to televiewers. KTRG-TV is operated by Hawaiian Paradise Park Corporation, with President David Watumull as director..