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VOL. LXII No. 125 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1960_Per Copy 15«t
Cavota’s Safe
Recovered, One
Arrest Made
Joe Koenig of Kotzebue has
been apprehended for the burg
lary of Cavota’s Store last week
end and admitted the taking of
the safe from the store. He has
been bound over to the Grand
Jury and bail set at $2,000.
The safe has been recovered by
the police and was found with a
hole in the bottom of it. It had
been dragged over the seawall
and back again.
Some papers and other contents
had been removed and some of
the papers burned, the remnants
of which were recovered.
A warrant has been issued for
an accomplice and others are be
lieved implicated, stated Chief of
Police Robert Oliver who highly
praised the work of local officers
Jim Carter and Curtis Chunn, and
State Officer Jack Reed. No one
realizes the time they have put
in on this case, he stated. Oliver
explained that heretofore such
cases were handled here by the
U.S. Deputy Marshal, assisted by
the City Police. Without that of
fice all crime must be handled by
the present force which is very
limited and cannot be expected to
carry on their everyday duties
and follow up on major crime at
the same time.
Oliver stated that some further
work on this case must await the
return of the State's Attorney,
Bob Erwin, who is at present at
Barrow.
AT&T Plans First
Commercial
Space Satellite
WASHINGTON, GB— American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. today
asked authority to put up a space
satellite as the first station in a
proposed international communi
cations system. It said it wished
to do this within a year.
The first station, the company
said, would provide experimental
transmission of telephone calls,
television and other types of com
munications between the United
States, the United Kingdom and
Europe.
This would be the first, satellite
launched under private, as dis
tinguished from government, aus
pices and the first commercial
application of satellites
In applying to the Federal Com
munications Commission for the
necessary authority, AT&T said
it is now prepared to contract for
the launching of the satellite and
to proceed with construction of
ground transmission and receiving
stations.
The company made no immedi
ate estimate of the total costs in
volved.
HOLBAEK, Denmark, W) —
Some 2,000 demonstrators from
seven countries started a 40-mile
march to Copenhagen today to
warn the government against al
lowing atomic weapons on Danish
soil.
Kennedy and Nixon
Debate Again Tonight
NEW YORK, UP>—Vice Presi
dent Richard Nixon and Sen. John
Kennedy meet tonight in their
fourth television and radio de
bate. The program will be the
same length as the others—one
hour.
Representatives of both presi
dential candidates finally agreed
yesterday to limit tonight’s de
bate to one hour. There had been
talk of making the program two
hours, with the final 60 minutes
devoted to answering questions
by viewers by telephone.
The issue of an extended pro
gram grew out of a proposal by
Kennedy to hold a fifth debate as
close as possible to the Nov. 8
election.
Nixon turned Kennedy’s pro
posal down and suggested instead
that the fourth debate be extend
ed to two hours.
However, last night Herbert G.
Klein, Nixon’s press secretary,
said “the door is slightly open”
to a fifth debate. But other Nixon
aides have said it would be diffi
cult to revise campaign tour plans
for the closing weeks and work
in another debate.
The debate will be heard here
in a rebroadcast at 8:30 over radio
station KICY.
New Ship May
Be Named Nome
Secretary of the Navy William
B. Franke today informed the
office of Rep. Ralph Rivers that
Nome has been added to the list
of city names to be considered
when additional ships are author
ized to be constructed which are
appropriately named for cities.
The announcement followed a
request by Congressman Rivers
that the Navy so honor the City
of Nome because of the recent
historic journey of the USS Sea
dragon through the Northwest
Passage, with Nome as the first
port of call at the conclusion of
the voyage.
Mr. Rivers contacted the Navy
Department at the request of
Pearse Walsh, president of the
N. W. Alaska Chamber of Com
merce, who had suggested that
the next nuclear powered sub
marine be named the USS Nome
in honor of the city that served
as the port of call of the Sea
dragon’s historic voyage.
However, Secretary Franke, in
his letter to Rep. Rivers stated
that submarines have traditional
ly been named for fish and other
creatures of the oceans, although
exceptions have been made re
cently in the case of Fleet Ballis
tic Missile submarines which
carry the solid propellant missile,
Polaris. Such submarines are
named after Americans who have
distinguished themselves in the
struggle for peace and liberty.
At the present time, only cruis
ers are named after cities. The
most recent ships of this class
added to the U.S. fleet are the
USS Chicago and the USS Al
bany. Now under construction is
a nuclear powered cruiser, the
USS Long Beach.
Blood Tpying
Survey To Start
Here Tuesday
A blood typing survey is to be
held on Oct 25, 26 and 27 in the
Grand Jury Room of the Federal
Building. The Public Health De
partment and the MMM Hospital
with the support of the Home Arts
Club are sponsoring the program.
A similar survey was carried
out in 1952 and was well sup
ported by the community. Since
that time, however, a number of
people have moved out of town
and new ones have moved in. It
is the “new” people for whom
this program is primarily intend
ed.
Through the year an average
of 120 pints of blood are needed
and the public has answered that
need willingly, yet because of the
small number of active names on
file, some people have been called
on repeatedly, while others who
would like to donate, do not have
their names on the list.
The typing survey to be held
next week, will add to the active
donor list so that everyone who
wants to donate will have the
chance and no one will be called
on too often.
Because of the high cost of
serum, only people between the
ages of 16 and 59 are being
typed at this time since they are
the potential donors and would
also include most of the people
who would likely need blood
transfusions. No charge is going
to be made for the typing but a
container for donations to help
cover the cost of the program
will be available. Donors will be
given cards indicating their blood
type.
Many communities depend on
a “walking blood bank” program
and in an isolated area like Nome
where the Red Cross blood pro
gram does not reach, it is vitally
important that an active blood
donor list is available.
It only takes a few minutes to
get your blood typed but it means
a lot to the community to have
this record available.
Everyone, even those who feel
they are not eligible to donate,
are urged to take this opportunity
to stop in at the Federal Building
to get their blood typed.
The hours are from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day of next week.
Cook Tours Plan 10
Trips To Alaska in 1961
Thos. Cook & Sons, New York,
have set up 10 Alaska tours for
the 1961 season with one leaving
from Seattle every eight days be
ginning June 10. Plans are for 30
persons in each tour.
All tours will fly north and take
Alaska Cruise ships southbound,
according to Thomas Glynn, com
pany representative who has
spent the past three weeks seeing
Alaska. After visiting Nome and
Kotzebue he took the Pan Am jet
to Seattle from Fairbanks last
week.
Six Lucky Children
To Ride Sports Kart
Tomorrow Afternoon
All children interested in hav
ing a free ride on the Sport Kart
are reminded that three boys and
three girls will be chosen at 1
o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Ticket sellers will participate
in the choosing of the lucky six,
stated Johnnie Stephenson, who
heads the ticket sales.
Members of the Arctic Club
meet tonight at 7:30 to prepare
the School Auditorium for the
Carnival which will be held to
morrow evening. Doors open at
7:30 p.m. so that the small fry
can have their fun without stay
ing out too late.
The PTA will have a hot dog
and cotton candy booth which
will be manned by the Senior Girl
Scouts who will get part of the
proceeds for their troop.
During the evening the Sport
Kart, Stereophonic Phonograph,
or Zenith Transoceanic Radio will
be given away, and the seller of
the most tickets will be given a
check for $100.
Gov. Egan Votes
For President For
The First Time
JUNEAU, W—Gov. William A.
Egan 46 years old 13 days ago,
cast his first ballot ever for Presi
dent of the United States today.
Egan, born in Vaidez on Oct. 8,
1914, marked an absentee ballot
in his Capitol Building office
along with his wife, Neva, a
native of Kansas.
Egan’s ballot was credited to
the precinct where he was born.
The Governor, a Democrat and
staunch supporter of Sen. John
Kennedy for the presidency, de
clined to let newsmen get even a
peek at his ballot after he had
marked it.
“I know that on Tuesday, Nov.
8, thousands of Alaskans will ex
perience that same sense of plea
sure and satisfaction which was
mine as I marked my Choices of
candidates on the ballot,” the
state’s chief executive said.
"Actually voting for President
and Vice President of the United
States, was, to me, final proof
that we Alaskans are indeed full
citizens of a great sovereign state
of our American union.
“I thought of the obligations
and benefits we in Alaska re
ceived with statehood, and
thought, during those moments of
the old saying, ‘what is worth
wanting is worth waiting for.’
“All Alaskans who go to the
polls this year will not only be
realizing fully and completely
their rightful political heritage,
but will experience an additional
appreciation of the democratic
process which has caused Ameri
ca’s greatness.”
The first lady’s vote for Presi
dent was the second time she had
voted for that office in her life
time.
Her first presidential vote was
cast on an absentee Kansas ballot
while she was teaching school in
Glenrock, Wyo., in 1936.
Gold Drops to
$36.40 an Ounce
On London Market
LONDON, Uft—The dollar price
of gold dropped to $36.40 per fine
ounce by the close of transatlan
tic dealing on the London bullion
market today.
The day of relatively low traf
fic seemed to signal at least a
temporary end to the frenzied
speculative activity that gripped
the world’s gold markets this
week, reaching its climax in yes
terday’s feverish trading.
Dealers on the London bullion
market fixed the day’s opening
price at $36 40 a fine ounce. This
compared with the top price of
$40.60 reached during feverish
dealings yesterday.
The big drop on the London
exchange presumably resulted
from an official U. S. treasury
statement that Washington has no
intention of increasing this price.
To do so would, in effect, devalue
the dollar
The treasury statement came
too late to cool off the hectic gold
market yesterday afternoon.
The treasury statement also had
its effect this morning on the Lon
don stock exchange, where boom
ing gold mine shares were sharp
ly marked down by brokers.
This in turn unsettled other
sections of the market, and minus
signs were scattered freely thru
the list during the forepart of the
trading session.
HONG KONG EXCHANGE
HALTS GOLD TRADING
HONG KONG, UP) — Hong
Kong’s gold and silver exchange
shut down trading in gold today
because of the rush of speculators
in London and other markets to
exchange American dollars for
bullion.
At closing yesterday gold was
soaring at 265 Hong Kong dollars
($46.64) per ounce. The Wednes
day market closed at 252 Hong
Kong dollars ($44.45.)
The official U.S. treasury price
per fine troy ounce is $35. The
top price on the London market
yesterday was $40.60.
Gold Shares Falter On
New York Market
NEW YORK, UFl— Gold shares
stumbled as the price for the
metal dropped in world markets
and the stock market fell sharply
today—its fifth straight decline
A spate of late selling drove
prices down to their worst of the
day.
Losses of key stocks and also
of gold issues ran from fractions
to about 2 points. Trading was
active.
The list retreated broadly.
Steels, rails, motors, chemicals,
aircrafts, electronics, rubbers and
tobaccos backed down sharply in
the week’s worst market setback.
Stocks were lower from the
start, showed a slight recovery
tendency for a while, then sank
to lower levels.
The Associated Press average of
60 stocks declined 1.80 to 205.80.
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