THE NOME NUGGET
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CFE£i OF CLAY
SERIOUS PROOFREADING
An editor and three proof-readers were reportedly
jailed in a Russian satellite country recently because
of a slip-up on the job. The slip-up caused great em
barrassment in East Germany where the newspaper
involved in the incident is located.
The mistake was a simple one. Instead of announc
ing that so many thousand people had signed a petition
for the prevention of atomic war, the Communist
paper announced that so many thousand Communists
had signed a petition for the preparation of atomic war.
While this was probably more accurate, Com
• munist bosses took a dim view of the mistake, and
instead of a reprimand, the editor and three proof
readers were reportedly jailed. Only in Communist
countries is accuracy punishable by jail sentences. The
Communists—or the Russians — admittedly have a
first here, another Russian invention.
SMART PUP
LONG BRANCH, N.J. UP— Mrs.
Lucy Lubischer didn’t have her
summons when she came to court
to answer charges of failing to ob
tain a dog license.
“My dog ate it,” she told the
magistrate Friday.
The magistrate commented that
a dog as smart as that was worth
*the $2.25 license fee.
Mrs. Lubischer said she thought
so too and bought the license.
SUNDAY BASEBALL SCORES
American League
New York 5-1, Kansas City 2-7
Boston 8-3, Detroit 3-2
Baltimore 4-0, Cleveland 3-6
Chicago 3^6, Washington 1-5
National League
Brooklyn 11, St. Louis 2
New York 7, Milwaukee 3
Cincinnati 7-6, Pittsburgh 4-5
Chicago 7-6, Philadelphia 1-5
Pacific Coast League
Hollywood 3-2, Oakland 2-0
Los Angeles 3-5, San Francisco
2-4
San Deigo 5-0, Seattle 4-5
Portland 9-8, Sacramento 3-3
Alaska Hydro Bill
Sent to White House
WASHINGTON, (3—'The House
passed and sent to the White
House yesterday a bill granting
permanent authority to the Rec
lamation Bureau to investigate
water development projects in
Alaska.
The bill authorizes appropria
tions up to $250,000 a year for the
j work, which has been carried out
heretofore by specific congres
sional authorization for each proj
ect.
Pete Knutson Dies
At Pioneer Home
Pete Knutson, well-known old
timer who has been at the Pio
neer Home in Sitka for many
years, passed away yesterday, ac
cording to advises received from
Leslie Yaw, superintendent of the
home.
Knutson was with the Alaska
Road Commission here for many
years.
Chalk used for marking on all
sorts of surfaces is actually cal
cium carbonate.
Actor Robert Frances
And Two Passengers Are
Killed In Plane Accident
BURBANK, Calif., (JP)—A flam
ing crash of a private plane last
l night killed three persons in
cluding actor Robert Francis, 25,
; who starred as Ensign Willie
Keith in the movie version of
“The Caine Mutiny'.”
Officers said the body was
found strapped in the pilot’s seat.
Other victims were Mrs. Audrey
Ann Dosch, 24, who had some
minor motion picture roles under
the name Ann Russell, and Geo.
Meyer, '38, a business partner of
actor Joe Kirkwood, the “Joe
Palooka” of the films.
Francis was considered one of
Hollywood’s most promising
young stars.
Witnesses said the single en
gine Beechcraft Bonanza had
landed for a brief stop at Lock
heed Air Terminal here and had
just taken off again when the
engine began to sputter. Francis
appeared to turn in an attempt
to avoid Sunday crowds at a near
by cemetery. The plane stalled,
went into a spin and crashed into
an unused parking lot.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: Ellen Wald
heim, Chester Patterson, Mar
garet Steinbreck, Arlene Nelson,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, Mar
cella, Theretha and Roger White,
P.D. Koon.
1 To Deering: Lamon Iyatunguk.
From Kotzebue: Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson, Ruth Schafstall, Noca
Wiekn, Emogene Brown, Ona and
Teresa Lemmon, Helen and Phyl
lis Hauch, Elizabeth Bloss, Hazel
Hartman, *M. Vandermark, Mar
garet Dresson, Helen Warren,
Emma Fife, Margaret Atherton,
Mrs. Crump, Mildred Parker,
Irene Brown, Mrs. Callow, Eliza
beth Brown, Mrs. Weaver, Miss
Bachtel, Alvin Roberts, Frank
Kayautuk, Dorothy Richards, Col.
Vinquist, Mr. and Mrs. Maze, A.
K. Reebs, Lottie Murene, Harvey
Turner.
To Kotzebue: Dorothy Rich
ards.
To Fairbanks: Mike Stepovich,
Mr. and Mrs. N. Ottke, W. S.
Brooks, Claude Stevens, Marshall
Featherstone, Dave Garnie, Capt.
Wizeman, Guy Horner, Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson, Ruth Schafstall,
Noca Wiekn, Emogene Brown,
Ona and Teresa Lemmon, Helen
and Phyllis Hauch, Elizabeth
Bloss, Hazel Hartman, M. Van
dermark. Helen Warren, Emma
Fife, Margaret Atherton, Mrs.
Crump, Mildred Parker, Irene
Brown, Mrs. Callow, Elizabeth
Brown, Mrs. Weaver, Miss Batch
tel, Alvin Roberts, Sister Anne,
Sister Georgetta, Ben Oksok
taruk.
It is believed that far more
.fish are caught by other fish
than by man.
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Chou En-Lai Says ‘Question of U.S.
Civilians in Red China Can Easily
Be Settled at Geneva Meeting
TOKYO, Ufy— Red China’s Pre-t
mier Chou En-lai declared Satur
day the “question” of the small
number of American civilians in
Communist China “can be easily
settled” at the Geneva talks that
started today.
But Chou made no mention of
the 11 airmen Red China impris
oned on charges of “spying.”
U.S. Government officials have
said 51 Americans are held by
China, including 40 civilians and
11 fliers. Twenty-five civilians
are reported in jail; three under
house arrest, and 12 are refused
exit .visas.
Chou said “the Chinese people
want no war with the United
States so the question of a cease
fire between China and the Uni
Big-Time Gambler
Drops Dead At Las
Vegas Dice Game
LAS VEGAS, Nev., OP) —An
thony Cornero Stralla, ex-boot
legger and pre-war gambling ship
“admiral,” dropped dead yester
day of a heart attack while shoot
ing craps at a plush casino hotel.
Even in death, Stralla—better
known as Tony Cornero—remain
ed a controversial figure. Deputy
Coroner Bud Bodell said he will
investigate what he termed con
cealment of the gambler’s death.
Bodell declared Stralla “was
dead before he hit the floor” at
the Desert Inn dice tables, but
the coroner’s office was not noti
fied until almost four hours later.
Stralla, 54, was in Las Vegas
awaiting the opening of his six
million dollar resort-hotel, Star
dust. A witness said the gambler
had dropped about $10,000 in the
dice-game and suffered a heart
seizure after engaging in an ar
gument with a croupier.
Stralla was said to have made
a million dollars before he was
30 as a bootlegger, but in 1929 he
was convicted of bootlegging liqu
or and sentenced to two years in
McNeil Island Penitentiary.
Blue whales often exceed 100
feet in length and 100 tons in
weight.
ted States does not arise.”
He said Red China would “en
deavor” to make the Geneva talks
between Wang Ping-Nan of Com
munist China and U. Alexis John
son of the United States “pave the
way for further negotiations” be
tween the two countries.
The broadcast heard in Tokyo
said Chou told the National Peo
ple’s Congress:
“ . . . Provided both sides are
sincerely desirous of negotiation
and conciliation, it should be pos
sible at the forthcoming talks at
the ambassadorial level to reach
first of all a reasonable settlement
of the question of the return of
civilians to their respective coun
tries.”
At the same time Chou de
manded return of “several thous
ands” of Chinese students he said
are still in the United States.
He said since the two countries
have no diplomatic ties they
should “entrust to a third coun
try” the task of looking after and
repatriating each other’s civil
ians.
Chou also said “preparations
for negotiations between China
and the United States for relaxing
and eliminating the tension in the
United States is prepared to co
operate with (Red) China.”
The Communist Prime Minister
stuck to his insistence that “liber
ation” of Formosa is Red China’s
internal problem” but conditions
permitting, the Chinese people
are ready to seek the liberation of
Taiwan by peaceful means . . . the
Chinese people want no war with
the United States.”
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT, TERRITORY
OF ALASKA. SECOND DIVISION.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JOHN KORNJS, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NO. 1008
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PL.
Reader, of Nome. Alaska, has been duly
appointed the Administrator of the Es
tate of John Kornis, deceased.
All persons having claims against the
said estate should present them, with
proper vouchers attached, to the said
Administrator, at Nome, Alaska, within
six (6) months of the date of this Notice.
DATED this 21st day of July. 1955.
P. L. READER.
ADMINISTRATOR
j James A. von der Heydt,
j Attorney at Law,
\ Attorney for Administratrix.
i Pub. July 25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 1955.
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