FDIM Interview — NM0S on John Reinartz W1QP K6BJ — Scandal on an Arctic Expedition?

Bob Crane W8SX interviewed Dave Cripe NM0S about his FDIM presenation on radio pioneer John Reinartz 1QP and later K6BJ. Listen to the interview here:

http://soldersmoke.com/NM0S FDIM 2019.m4a

Here is Reinartz’s obit in the New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/07/john-l-reinartz-pioneer-in-radio.html

Here is some background info on Reinartz:

http://k6bj.org/Club_History/WhoWasK6BJ.htm

Dave Cripe’s interview left me wondering what the north pole scandal was all about. I found this passage from a book that seems to partially explain what happened. Can anyone else shed more light on this unfortunate event?