‘First Lady’ Cf
Antarctic, Flown
In Uv Navy Plane
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McMURDO SOUND, Antarctica,
(FHTNC) — Feminine charms now
grace Antarctica in the person of
pretty, pint-sized Miss North
Kingston.
The first “lady” to land on he
desolate, frozen continent is vaca
tioning at the McMurdo Sound
Air Facility.
The petit blonde was assisted
aboard a Navy P2V aircraft by
the crew members in Quonset (
Point, R. I., home base for the j
Navy’s Air Development Squad
ron 6.
Miss Kingston was escorted to!
the seat in the transparent bulb
of the plane’s nose section and I
started the 12,670-mile re-supply
flight to the Antarctic. Dressed in
a firehouse red bathing suit, the
“first lady of the Antarctic,” drew
attention wherever the plane
landed — Alameda, Calif., Hono- I
lulu. Canton Island; Nandi on
Fiji Island, and Christchurch, New
Zealand.
The new member of the winter
ing over party at McMurdo Sound
is not lively to flutter the hearts
of the lonely Navy men and scien
tists at the bottom of the world,
however, as she is a department
store mannequin.
(5 Dea I In Crash of Air
Force Refueling Plane
At Louisiana Base
At EXANDRJA, La., (UP) — A
feur-engine Air Force refueling
plane crashed and 'burned early
yesterday shortly after takeoff on
a routine training mission. Eng
land Air Force Base said all six
crew members died.
The plane, a converted B50
bomber, took off with six others
on an early morning refueling
mission with fighter planes. The
England tower said the pilot ra
dioed that the plane was in
trouble and he was returning to
the field.
Thg plane exploded as it
landed, careened across the field
before the fuselage came to rest
on a railroad track.
England authorities said the
plane carried a full load of jet
fuel, but declined to say how
many gallons were aboard.
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British Racing
Champion Killed
In Car Crash
GUILDFORD, England, UP) —
World champion automobile rac
ing driver Mike Hawthorn, who
announced his retirement from
racing last month, was killed to
day in a car crash on an English
road. Hawthorn’s sports car
skidded for 100 yards on the wet
way, struck the back of a truck,
overturned and crashed into a
tree.
The blond, 20-year-old cham
pion was alone in the car.
Hawthorn’s father was killed in
a motor crash in 1953.
The death of Mike Hawthorn
reduced the great racing trium
virate of Englishmen to one. Pe
ter Collins was killed in the Ger
man Grand Prix last August, the
remaining member is Stirling
Moss.
For nearly two months Haw
thorn has been going from ban
quet to banquet, and from one
testimonial to another. He was
Britain’s great hero, for he was
the country's first winner of the
world racing championship.
He is survived by his mother,
who helped in his gar .gr business
at Farnham.
BARTLETT AND MAGNUSON
JOIN TO EXTEND TERM OF
RAIL, HIGHWAY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, UP — A bill to
extend the life of the Alaska In
ternational Rail and Highway
Commission from its present ex
piration date of February 1, 1960,
to June 30, 1961, has been intro
duced by Senators Warren G.
Magnuson (D-Wash) and Senator
Bob Bartlett.
The surface waters of the At
lantic Ocean are saltier than those
in corresponding regions of the
Pacific. Although the reason for
this is not yet known, evaporation
is probably less in the Pacific be
cause of lower wind velocity, and
rain-fall is greater than in the
Atlantic.
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FA A Says Alaska
Airports Offer
Good Investments
Interesting busines prospects ex
ist at large and small airports in
Alaska, where 1918 again showed
steady increase of business in pas
sengers and freight, according fo
Allen D Hulen, Regional Admin
istrator of the Federal Aviation
Agency.
Commercial activity began to
show at some of the 26 smaller
airports about the state which,
cion? with th^ two large fields,
are under the management of the
Alaska Air Terminals Division of
the Federal Aviation Agency. In
the first 10 months of the organi
zation of this division, 15 contracts
were signed for lease of land for
the establishment of various kinds
of business. Principal need at
most places is for food and lodg
ing facilities.
These fields serve a variety of
locations, some of them like Mc
Grath, Kenai, King Salmon, Una
lakleet, Nenana and others having
nearby villages. Others, such as
Moses Point, Betties, Cold Bay,
Gustavos, Minchumina, etc., con
sist only of the field and FAA per
sr.-n-.el to operate the airways fa
cilities. Airports are also at these
stations: Aniak, Annette Island,
Big Delta, Cordova, Farewell, Ga
lena, Gulkana, Uiamna, Nome,
Northway, Skwentna, Summit,
Ta!vee'.na, Yakutat and Yakataga.
Land at these outlying fields
can be leased for up to 20 years.
At the two international airports,
leases may run as long as 55 years.
“Our division is organized to
help in the promotion of these
fields, as well as to manage the
airports in the best interest of
their owner. Uncle Sam,” Virgil
E Kni- ht, chief of the Air Ter
minals Division, said. “It will pay
business men to consider the op
portunities at these fields. A ty
pical Alaska situation arises at
some of them where a nearby con
si rue lion job suddenly brings a
boom to the neighborhood. At
! o.hcrs, routine serving of air trav
elers’ needs may prove profitable,
along with servicing and main
j taining aircraft.”
SENIOR SCOUT NEWS
Our troop held a skating party
at the F.A.A. pond. After we
i skated we went to the Lutheran
Quonset and had hot chocolate
and cookies.
Also, we Girl Scouts are going
to mate fur pins. In the Spring
the Girl Scout Committee will
choose one Girl Scout to take them
| to the Fairbanks Girl Scout Troop.
All the girls are looking forward
to it.
PEARL JOHNSON, Scribe.
The eggs of birds that breed
on rock ledges without building
nests are very pointed so that the
eggs will tend to roll about in
a small circle instead of rolling
: off the ledge.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
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Mikoyan Surprises Danish
Premier With Social Call
COPENHAGEN, UP> — Soviet
Deputy Premier Mikoyan paid a
surprise call on Danish Premier
Hans C. Hansen for an hour’s talk
that was shrouded in secrecy.
The unscheduled meeting came
a few hours after Mikoyan arrived
here early on his delayed trip
home from the United States.
Though newsmen saw Mikoyan
arrive at the office and he and
Hansen posed willingly for pho
tographers, the government asked
the state-run broadcasting station
not to mention the talk in its noon
newscast. The station complied.
Mikoyan’s secretary said Mi
koyan spent 17V£ hours at the
U. S. Navy base in Argentia, New
foundand, after two engines on
their airliner from New York went
out over the Atlantic Tuesday
night. A relief plane was sent
from Copenhagen.
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father started the thrashing ma
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Gene Tierney Re-Enters
Kansas Mental Hospital
HOLLYWOOD, UP) — Actress
Gene Tierney has withdrawn
from a comeback movie role and
returned to a mental institution,
her studio says.
The 20th Century Fox Studio
said Wednesday Miss Tierney has
re-entered the Menipger Clinic at
Topeka, Kans. She withdrew from
the movie “Holiday for Lovers,”
which begins shooting in 30 days.
Miss Tierney, 37, spent eight
months in the institution before
being discarged last September.
She had spent 18 months earlier
in a private institution in Hart
ford, Conn.
In the end, which is sometimes
a long time in coming, all matters
even out, and the truth always
emerges.
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ALASKA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES A
Reduced Fare
For persons desiring to attend the Anchorage
★ FUR RENDEZVOUS ★
The Round Trip Excursion fares are applicable only between
FEBRUARY 16, and FEBRUARY 23, 1959
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FROM NOME.$ 75.00 j
FROM KOTZEBUE. 100.00
FROM UNALAKLEET. 68.75 i
(All fares listed are Round-Trip, and subject to 10 percent Tax.)
For Information Call
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WINTER SCHEDULE
Douglas DC-3 and Super C-46
Fairbanks to Nome (via Kotzebue)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 a.m. Arrive Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Kotzebue 10:35 a.m.
Leave Kotzebue 11:15 a.m. Arrive Nome 12:25 p.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (Direct)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 312
Leave Nome 1:25 p.m. Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
Fairbanks to Nome (Direct)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 a.m. Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Nome 11:00 a.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (via Kotzebue)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday— Fit. 312
Leave Nome 12:00 p.m. Arrive Kotzebue 1:10 p.m.
Leave Kotzebue 1:50 p.m. Arrive Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
All Times are Alaska Standard and Bering Standard Time
Phone: Wien Alaska Airlines Station Mgr. I
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