THE NOME NUGGET
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ITS A START
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MIRAGE OR MIRACLE?
With four cuts in appropriations acted upon by the
House of Representatives and a fifth recommended by
the House Appropriations Committee, total reduction of
the Administration’s 71.8 billion dollar budget presently
in sight is somewhat less than 800 million. (With high
way spending'included, it’s actually a 73.5 billion
budget.)
This may be a good start, but we can hope the
economy wave on Capital Hill will receive fresh impetus
shortly when Virginia’s Senator Harry Byrd presents
a budget of his own, 6.5 billions under the one that came
from the White House!
With tax receipts estimated at 73.6 billions, a bud
get of only 67 billion leaves some margin for debt reduc
tion and tax relief — even for miscalculation of the take.
And if Senator Byrd has his way, tax-cutting will start
with small business. Which, if anybody should ask us,
is where it will do the most good!
Gov. Signs Bills to
Man Territoral Boards
JUNEAU OP)—Acting Gov. Waino
Hendrickson has signed bills
which revamp the Board of Avia
tion and establishes the Board
of Nursing.
The aviation board becomes the
Aeronautics and Communications
Commission, to be composed of
five members appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the
Legislature.
There will be one member from
each judicial division and one
member at large.
In the past, the legislature has
not had the right to reject or con
firm nominations to the commis
sion, which plans airport and land
ing strip construction in Alaska.
The new Board of Nursing will
regulate the practice of nursing
in the territory. The board will
be composed of five members
chosen from a list submitted by
the Alaska Nurses’ Association.
Disneyland Spotlights
Cartoon Star ‘Goofy’
On KNOM-TV Sunday
Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 p. m.,
Walt Disney turns the Fantasy
land spotlight on sports and his
popular cartoon star, Goofy, in
feats of athletic prowess. Titled
“The Goofy Cavalcade of Sports,”
the all-animated hour will be pre
sented on Disneyland over KNOM
TV, Channel 4, and the ABC Tele
vision Network.
Disney will first outline the in
teresting transition of sports from
man’s instinct for self-preserva
tion to the adaptation of running,
righting, throwing and swimming
into organized activities. Goofy
himself is introduced as the epi
tomizer of this transition as he is
depicted literally making head
lines in all kinds, of sports.
Disneyland will conclude with
an historical visual narrative of
basketball and its origination,
amazingly and accurately re
corded as one of necessity.
Portland Mayor
Arrested on
Perjury Charge
PORTLAND, Ore., Iff — Terry
Schrunk, the mayor of this city
torn by vice accusations, was ar
rested last night on charges of
perjury and accepting a bribe.
Dist. Atty. William Langley, a
city police officer and a Portland
gambler also were indicted by the
Multnomah County 'Portland)
Grand Jury which has been in
vestigating charges of vice and
corruption.
Langley, the chief legal officer
of the county, was accused of
corruption and malfeasance for
not upholding the gambling laws,
of conspiring to obstruct justice
by permitting gambling, and of
accepting a bribe from persons
“unknown.” He was released on
$3,000 bail.
Both Langley ancl Schrunk were
key witnesses recently at the
Portland phase of the Senate
labor racketeering hearings.
Langlie cited the Fifth Amend
ment to protect himself from pos
sible self-incrimination when
asked about charges that he had
conspired with certain teamster
union officials and others to ex
pand vice activities in this city
of 400,000.
Schrunk posted bond of $2,000
after being booked in the county
jail. He puffed nervously on an
unlit pipe at the booking proceed
ings and quietly greeted friends
he had made when the headed the
sheriff’s department as a Demo
crat - before becoming mayor on
the first of this year.
The indictments do not prevent
him from continuing his duties
as mayor.
The maximum penalty for a
perjury conviction in Schrunk’s
case is 10 years in prison, and
for accepting a bribe, 15 years in
prison.
Wien Airlines
From Fairbanks: Neil Heitman.
Ralph L. Allen, John J. Wellart,
John W. Frizzell, Roy White, Tom
Martin.
To Fairbanks: Bill Wilson, Al
bet L. Muelle, Neil Heitman, Lar
ry Daw.
From Kotzebue: Tom Hess, Ber
tha Hess, Harry Boyd, Dean Mc
Adams, Clark Andersen.
To Kotzebue: Clark Andersen,
Dean McAdams, Paul Tovey, Bob
Swanson, Harry Boyd, Isaac Hens
ley, Marylin Dexter.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving yesterday v/ith Pan
American were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Col
man and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Oiom,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Snyder.
Departing were Elmer Green,
W. Allison, Vincent Bruns, John
Senders, Wm. Perkette, Ed Du
mais, Bob Peterson.
A king, in the course of
his reign,
Exclaimed with a feeling
of peign:
“Tho I’m legally heir,
No one seems to ceir
That I haven’t been born
with a breign.”
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Expert on Arctic
Visits in Nome
Sir Hubert Wilkins, well known
Arctic explorer who, since the
death of Admiral Byrd, is rated
•as the top-most authority on Arc
tic survival, was a visitor here
yesterday, and enjoyed visiting
briefly with many friends made
in Nome during his several visits
here which started back in 1913
wThen he made his first trip here.
Sir Hubert, who works with the
military authorities in an advis
ory capacity, is scheduled to leave
today on a trip visiting many of
the villages along the northern
coast with the U.S.A.F. in a single
engine plane called a Beaver.
THREE FAMILIES
ARRIVE FOR U. S. SMELTING
Two families formerly stationed
here with the U. S. Smelting Co.
returned yesterday to resume
work with the company. They are
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Roth.
A new family also arrived for
the TJ. S. Smelting: Mr. and Mrs.
■Col-man.
Ted Oiom is the new butcher
for the N. C. Co. and comes from
Dawson where he has been with
the company.
Mr. and Mrs. Oiom have also
lived in Whiethorse.
What you are has its influence
in making other people what they
i are.
Next to Last Whist Game
In Pioneer Tournament
Promises Excitement
With only two games left to
play, the Pioneer Card Tourna
ment will be very exciting Satur
day evening when the 5th game is
played.
| The scores are very close this
year with the following women
in the lead: headed by Vallie
Scott with a total of 436 points,
Marcha Craft 434, Audrey Bayer
434, Irene Gillette 433, Barbara
Martin 426, Norma Scott 426, and
Esther Kroninger 425.
For the men: George Waldheim
and Harry Lewis lead with 434,
Bob Scott 433, Fred Rohm 432,
Bob Carpenter 429, Herb Jenks
429, and George Bayer 427.
Although many are playing
throughout the entire series of
six games anyone is welcome to
participate in the single evening
of games, for which prizes are
also given.
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