THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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NOBLE GESTURE
There is something less than the colossal in the
announcement that, after fou& years’ delay, the Senate
lias unanimously approved the revised Geneva rules
for the treatment of prisoners of war and civilian
captives.
Soviet Russia approved the new conventions a
year ago last May, Deputy Under Secretary of State
Robert D. Murphy told the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee last month, and had made good propaganda
use of the fact. Senator Knowland reminded his col
leagues of the reports that the Soviet is still holding
thousands of World War II prisoners, German and Jap
anese, as slave laborers. No one could predict, he said,
'whether the Russians might follow the new rules after
another war.
And then, too, there are those hundreds of Ameri
can POWs in Red Chinese jails.
STILL NO GUARANTEED’ WAGE
Whether you consider it an example of industrial
statesmanship or a long step toward socialism, Walter
Reuther’s GAW victory sets off another price spiral.
In the case of Ford, Mr. Reuther estimates the “pack
age” he won for his workers at 20 cents an hour, which
includes, in addition to the epoch-making lay-off com
pensation plan, annual increases of 6 to 8M> cents an
hour for the next three years, a boost of nearly 17 per
cent in the increased cost-of-living allowance, a liber
alized pension plan and increased employe insurance.
Thus, the contest is on among all the other unions
to equal, or surpass, this United Auto Workers victory.
That many will succeed seems a foregone conclu
sion. But how lasting this labor triumph remains to be
seen. Most economists see in this new principle of
company responsibility for laid-off workers a burden
that small businessess cannot carry, and hence an ac
celerated wave of mergers and an ultimate big business
economy. With this will come that step-up in automa
tion which Mr. Reuther himself views with so much
alarm.
And while Mr. Reuther is quite right in his insis
tence that industry must look upon its workers as
consumers, and that their purchasing power is vital to
a healthy economy, there are even more millions of us
whose pay is not boosted by union pressure tactics.
When the prices go up, we buy less. And no matter
how high union wages are, there is less work to do.
Next Salk Polio
Vaccine Expected
August in Alaska
The U.S. Public Health Service,
in Washington D.C., is now han
dling all allotments of Salk polio
vaccine. This information was an
nounced at a recent meeting of
Western state health officers
called by U.S. Surgeon General
Leonard Scheele in San Francisco,
according to Dr. C. Earl Albrecht,
commissioner of health, who at
tended with health officers from
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nev
ada, Oregon and Washington.
The USPHS advised the group
that the next allotment of vaccine
will be made to the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
for the program covering first and
second grade children only. These
children have already received
one dose of vaccine, and the new
allotment will provide the second
dose. This shipment is not expec
ted in Alaska until at least next
month.
After the nation-wide NFIP
; program is completed, the USPHS
i will make allotment to each state
| for children 5 to 9 years of age
i only, who were not in the first and
second grades in spring of 1955.
When this material is received in
Alaska, most of it will be admin
istered by private physicians, with
a small amount being given by the
1 Health Department’s physicians
and nurses, Dr. Albrecht said.
At the San Francisco meeting,
the USPHS also recommended the
formation in each state and terri
tory of a Polio Advisory Commit
tee, to consult and advise the
state health officer on problems
of vaccine allocation, ordering
from manufacturers, distribution
by pharmacists, purchase by phar
macists, purchase by prescription,
and supply for indigent persons..
According to Dr. Albrecht, the
Alaska Polio Advisory Committee
will be named by the chairman of
the Alaska Board of Health, and
its membership is expected to be
announced shortly. It will include
representatives of the medical and
pharmaceutical professions, and
lay members representing the
public.
Air Base Commander
Charged With Giving
Preferential Treatment
WASHINGTON, — The Air
Force announced it has charged
retiring Maj. Gen. Byron Gates,
former commander of Chanute
Air Force Base, 111., with giving
preferred treatment to insurance
companies selling policies at the
base.
The accusation was one of three
leveled at Gates in the case.
An investigation is under way
to determine whether the gen
eral should be tried by court
martial.
Some parents we know have
difficulty selecting a name for the
new baby; others have wealthy
relatives.
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BASIC HUNTING
RULES FOR 1955-56
McKAY ANNOUNCES
WASHINGTON, M — Basic
hunting regulations for the 1955
1956 season were announced by
Secretary of Interior McKay on
Friday.
In Alaska — waterfowl, coots
and Walson’s snipe—Instead of
zoning by judicial districts the
regulations provide a general sea
son on waterfowl and coots for
the entire territory extending
from Sept. 1 to Nov. 22, an over
all increase of eight days over
last year’s season. Bag and pos
session limits on waterfowl and
coots will remain unchanged.
Zoning for Wilson’s snipe will
also be eliminated but the season
is lengthened by 15 days, begin
ning on Sept. 1. Daily bag and
possession limits on this species
will remain at eight.
Pee Wee Reese Honored
On 36th Birthday by
Deluge of Gifts in Stadium
BROOKLYN, UD — Pee Wee
Reese, Brooklyn Dodgers short
stop fbr the past 15 years, pro
bably still was in a daze today.
Reese was given a “night” in
Ebbets Field Friday night and
what a night it turned out to
be. A crowd of 33,003, largest of
the season, turned out to honor
the Brooklyn captain, who helped
the celebration along by contrib
uting two doubles to the Brook’s
8-4 victory over the Milwaukee
Braves.
Reese, who celebrated his 36th
birthday Saturday, was loaded
down with a staggering array of
gifts from fans, Brooklyn mer
chants and a moving company in
the borough said it would move
everything free to Reese’s home
in Louisville, Ky.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy with occasional
light rain and drizzle and fog.
Little change in temperature. East
to Northeast winds 15-20 mph
with gusts. Low temperature ex
pected tonight 55, high tomor
row 65.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: precip. — .38 in.
Month total 3.33 in. Highest tem
perature 60, lowest 50. Max. wind
19 mph from the NE. Sunrise at
2:44 a.m., sunset at 9:32 p.m.
A year ago today: high tem
perature 51, low 48. Extremes
this date since #1907: highest 68,
in 1937, lowest 32 in 1916.
Other stations as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 39 Rain
Kotzebue 67 Cloudy
Wales 45 Rain
Nome 60 Rain
Unalakleet 64 Cloudy
Bethel 54 . Cloudy
McGrath 65 Part cloudy
Anchorage 53 Fog
Fairbanks 75 Clear
Whitehorse ( 69 Part cloudy
Edmonton 63 Cloudy
Juneau 62 Cloudy
Ketchikan 61 Cloudy
Seattle . 58 Cloudy
[ San Francisco 55 Clear ,
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