A VALANCHES We hear tonight that the two avalanches that thundered down Mt. Juneau today - could have caused hundreds of casuaitles'Jwould have - if the population of Alaska's ,., capital hadn't been alerted. Mountaineers at Juneau had told the people that the record winter snowfall left hundreds of feet of snow on the mountain that looms above Juneau, with hundreds of tons of it hanging over the city like a - sword of Damocles. Today down it roared, plunging over the cliff above the city and shearing off hundreds of trees at the base of the mountain. Then, on it rolled to the outskirts or Juneau. Crushing cars - on the•'"* streets, knocking over telephone poles carrying away power lines, tearing roofs off houses and leaving many of them packed full of snow. There's always something exciting happening in A laska. I,..,- CONFERENCE In Geneva, a reference to - Austria. What's the connection? Western diplomats are pointing out that the Soviets kept stalling on the Austrian peace treaty - until the deadlock appeared hopeless. Then, at the last moment - they did a complete somersault. ~esult - an independent Austria. The.!:llies hope lllfft something similar - will happen in Geneva. So far, the Russians haven't budged an inch• on either In Germany or disarmament. The plan handed today to Secretary or State Rusk - merely a change of words. Gromyko, proposing that the East German regime - be given control of all the access routes to West Berlin. The Soviet puppets, to have - an international body of advisors. This plan, unacceptable to us - because u it would violate our right to access . .Mid would leave the Reds 1n a position - to I strangle West Berlin. of course if the Austrian parallel should hold good - will Gromyko shift his position. The Allies intend to be there in Geneva - if he does. The policy ot ~ritain and America to •sit it out and talk it out.• ARGENTIN A The strike in Argentina, beginning at midnight ut toni ght - won't be everything ~ l o w e r s or Peron ;< want. Theyfre calling a for - a general strike. But the public utility unions are keeping their men - on the Job. Two-thirds of the Buenos Aires work force - refusing to down tools. The capital of the Argentine - ,.._dtJ hardly affected by the walkout. ~,,.Ifie provinces - a diff;rent s t o r y ~ where the Peronistas won in the election - and are now being tAAJ-/k~. barred from office by President Frondizi_,t The followers of the exiled Dictator apparently have the strength - to paralyze the provinces. And - that's what the/re threatening to do. As for President Frond1.z1 - he's having a hard time forming a coalition government. Many anti-Peron politicians don't like - the way the Peronistas are being t r e a t ~ ~ i z i hasn't been able to round up a coalition cabinet. His main reliance at the moment - is on ARO EHTINA - 2 the armed services. ,!he Argentine Generals and Admirals - ~ who vow that Peron will never again set foot in Argentina. -- AWmIA The crisis in Algeria seems to be heading •••atftllt into - a showdown between the right wing underground and the French ax,ny. The army has always tried - to avoid hostilities with the European settlers. Merely intervening -to keep them from clashing with the Moslems. It was even thought - that DeGaulle 1 s Generals might line up with the settlers, to prevent an Algerian Algeria. That idea went out the window - with today's challenge by the O A S'J - l(arning the troops to stay out or OAS strongholds - on pain of being shot.llE'. Oran, in particular - declared " out of bound~ " io{aaul~~• soldiers. Since the military men can't let t h emselves be pushed around - t h ~ 1B Set for a violent collision. }. The French Army, versus the European settlers~ who are taking orders from an underground government. ADD AWERIA Meanwhile, the violence against the non-European population - continues. The OAS, trying to goad the Moslems into - a civil war. Today, terrorist commandos in Oran - threw~ grenades from a rooftop into a crowded street. The toll - twenty-two injured. In Algiers - another plastic bomb offensive. And machine gun bullets raked the streets - of the casbah, the Moslem quarter. 'O ISRAEL The news from Israel tonig~~atur~ / / A Adolf Eichmann. The executioner of Nazi Germany - registering his appeal in the Israeli court, trying to stave off - the hangman's noose. A s expected, Eichmann's lawyer is appealing - to the technicalities of the case: Denying the jurisdiction of the Israeli court - since the crimes of the defendant were not committed in Israel. Ysking the Israeli judges / . ;ftii1 to disqual t fy themselves - because of their bias against the defendant .1' Eichmann tfhould know his fate - be.fore the end of 1111a next week. FOBTUIE TELLER --------------- From Toronto, a weird story, ot a fortune teller. ~rs. Jean Fraser, - who makes a business of peering into the future, through tea leaves, accused of obtaining money under fal a e p retenses. Ap p earing for the pro1ecution - Police · oaan a7 Burford who testifyed that Mrs. Fraser told her fortune - in the following teraa: that the police woman ca■ e fro ■ a family ot three was about to be married - thi1 April; on a day with the number •two• in it. All phoney - so the preosecutor sup p osed. ~ut the p olice-woaan testified - that ahe do•• indeed coae from a taaily of three. She ia going to be married - in A p ril; and the da t e do e s h a ve the bu■ber •two• in it. ~pril twenty-eighth. Other police women informed the court - that Mrs. Fraser correctly told their fortunes. The fortune telle sent home_ b ecause the evidence w a s all in her favor. PRINCES S The Princess of Monaco is not returning to the - movies~ because the Prince 1s broke. Princess Grace, \, killing that fl /1-,-- rumor - by announcing that she'll give all to charity. Most of the money, earmarked the proceeds for a foundation - that takes care of the orpnans of Monaco. I The rest, to support athlet~cs - 1n the principality. So, none of the checks made out , to Princess Grace, and signed "A lfred Hitchcock" - will be added to the Grimaldi spinning merrily a~ Monte Carlo. J Jacqueline Iennedy, today went strolling through - the garden, of ~haliaar. The iirat Lady, atunnin1, th17 say, in a white dress, white ha . ndbag, bone colored shoeti • and white bow holding her dark hair in place - and a coat of leaon yellow - with thouaanda ot Pakistani• following her around the aogul 1arden of the Eaperor Shah "ehan; the saae E11peror - who built the I I Taj Mahal. ~ick, DO ■e poet should have been there to write ap~ropriate verses about toda,'• scene in the Garden ot Shaliaar. Here's an interesting item of equipment tor apace ships traveling through the solar system - spray gun,. Specially designed inatruaenta, loaded with - insecticid Professor William Sullivan - of the . . earch station at Beltsville, Maryland, says t~ moat astronoaera believe we'll £ind life in other parts of the universe; especially - bugs. Maybe huge mosquitos on the planet Venue - with its stagnant pools. Note to future astronauts - don't forget Ile 1pra7 gun.