THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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ALASKA, HAWAII AND FOREIGN AID
The big thing before the House of Representatives
right now is the Foreign Aid Bill.
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce
have compiled some interesting figures on the subject.
Did you know that since World War II or since
1945 a total of 69 billion dollars has been directed from
Federal Tax money to foreign aid?
Let’s narrow it down from this report—The Dis
trict of Columbia with Hawaii and Alaska, all non
voting American countries, have contributed $787,
740,000 during this period according to the share of
the tax burden which they carry.
For 1958 the total amount requested is $3,864,
000,000, of which these three non-voting areas will
contribute $44,049,600.
What a lot of roads and schools we could build with
part of this tax money!
Asian Flu Is Sweeping
Across Australia
BRISBANE, Australia UP—Asian
flu is sweeping across northeast
Australia and already has struck
1,700 persons in the coastal town
of Innisfail. Medical authorities
said the cases reported so far
have been mild.
Outbreaks of the epidemic were
reported in seven other northern
Queensland towns.
The first fatality in Australia
was reported Friday, when a 17
year-old girl died in Melbourne.
WEATHER FORECAST
Increasing cloudiness and S.E.
winds 15 to 25 mph beginning to
night. Cloudy and drizzle and fog
Thursday. Little change in tem
perature.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
46, lowest 41. Max. wind 18 mph
from the E.S.E. Sunrise at 1:56
a.m., sunset at 10:19 p.m.
A year ago today: high 51, low
45. Extremes this date since 1907:
highest 70 in 1925, lowest 34 in
1934.
Court of Appeals
Reverses Decision
On Marcus Singer
SEATTLE UP)—Melville McKin
strv has been elected president of
the Lomen Commercial Company,
succeeding Ralph Lomen, the firm
announced yesterday.
The northwestern Alaska light
erage firm was recently purchased
by the Alaska Steamship Co.
H. G. Gabrielson, who was vice
president and general manager
under previous Lomen ownership,
remained in that post. W. P. Me- j
Carthy was named secretary-.
treasurer.
The new board of directors in
cludes D. E. Skinner, R. J. Behn
ke, S. C. Anderson, McKinstry
| and Gabrielson.
Except Gabrielson, each is also
an officer of the Alaska Steam
ship Company.
If mother is put on the spot it
is most often in front of the
kitchen sink.
26th Sourdough
Reunion Will Be
Held in Seattle
SEATTLE. UP—The 26th Inter- i
national Sourdough Reunion will i
be held here Aug. 29 thru Sept. 1 |
with headquarters in the Olympic 1
Hotel, William A. Ellis, Seattle
chairman announced yesterday.
The reunion will celebrate the
60th aniversarv of the arrival
here of the steamer Portland with
the famous “ton of gold” cargo,
on July 17, 189,7.
The program will include elec
tion of officers, a grand ball and
a picnic.
Ellis said Alaska, British Col
umbia and Yukon officials have
been invited, together with the
governors of the Pacific coast
states.
The reunion is being sponsored
by the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers,
Cabin Nq. 1, here and its auxil
iary, the Ladies of the Golden
North.
Crashing Jet
Misses Residents i
Of Crowded Area
GLENDALE, Calif., UP)—Luck
was wi'h the residents of a heavi
ly populated district of this sub- j
urb of Los Angeles when a pilot
less Navy jet bomber came
streaking out of the skies.
Skimming trees,and apartment
buildings in a long, perilous arc,
the A4-D Skyhawk plunged to
earth yesterday in the only open
space for miles around—a vacant
lot 50 feet square surrounded by
multi-unit dwellings.
Soon after the single-engine at
tack bomber crashed and explod
ed, its badly injured pilot came
floating down in a parachute a
few miles away. He was a veteran
Navy flyer. Cmdr. P. C. Durup,
36, Northridge, Calif.
The jet—traveling at 700 mph.
—came down in a long glide, then
levelled off as it came within a
few hundred feet of the ground
for a nerve-wracking flight over
a thickly settled section of this
city of 100,000. It crashed near a
major intersection.
Cmdr. Durup's injuries were
believed caused by his high speed
ejection from the stricken plane.
Legislators Sidestep
Hells Canyon Vote
WASHINGTON, UP>—Democrat
ic backers sidestepped a vote on
Hells Canyon Dam legislation to
day by staying away from a
House committee meeting. The
maneuver kept the bill alive, at
least for the time being.
The Senate-passed bill had
been docketed for action at a
meeting of the House Interior
Committee, but when Chairman
Engle (D-Califl ordered a call of
the roll, only 10 Republicans and
2 Democrats answered present.
Sixteen of the committee’s 32
members must be present to
transact business.
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