IS NOME NUGGET
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VOL. LXII No. 133 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1960 _Per Copy 151
KENNEDY ELECTED PRESIDENT
President-Elect
Acknowledges Election
HYANNIS PORT, Mass., (#1 —
President - elect Kennedy, alter
nately smiling and serious, for
mally acknowledged his election
victory today and promised to de
vote himself to “the long range
interests of the United States and
the cause of freedom around the
world.”
His wife, Jocqueline, stood be
side him on the platform as he
spoke.
His mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, and his
three brothers and three sisters,
also were on the platform, stand
ing behind the President-elect.
This was about an hour after he
received Vice President Nixon’s
telegram, conceding the election
and extending congratulations.
Kennedy smiled slightly and
acknowledged the applause from
the crowd.
But then a solemn, serious ex
pression came over his face as he
stepped up to the microphone and
began to speak. He first read
Nixon’s telegram, and another
from President Eisenhower, and
then his own reply to Eisenhower.
In it, he messaged the Presi
dent, “I am grateful for your
wire and look forward to work
ing with you.”
Looking straight into the hedge
of television cameras and obvious
ly addressing himself to the whole
nation Kennedy said, “May I say
to all the citizens of this country,
Democrats, Republicans, and re
gardless of how you voted, that
this is a satisfying moment to
me.”
He expressed thanks to those
who had helped him. And he told
the nation:
“The next four year will be
difficult and challenging. There is
general agreement by all our
citizens that a supreme national
effort is needed to move this
country to safety through the
1960's.
“We need your help. AM our
energies will be devoted to the
interests of the United States and
the cause of freedom around the
world.”
He closed on a lighter note—
“My wife and I now prepare
for a new administration — and
for a new baby.”
His wife is expecting a child in
about three weeks.
Kennedy said he would make
no statements until after he had
had a rest. As to the transition
period prior to his inauguration,
he said:
“I will be announcing within
the next 24 hours the appointment
of a liaison with the administra
tion on the problems of the trans
ition.’”
Democrats Keep Sizeable
Hold On Governorships
WASHINGTON, (#>—Democrats
retained their grip on a sizable
majority of the statehouses in
yesterday’s elections.
Latest returns gave them 14
governorships to 9 for the Repub
licans and leading in 2 of 4 un
settled races.
Counting 19 holdovers, this put
the Democrats in certain control
of at least 33 of the 50 capitals
compared with 13 sure ones for
the Republicans. The Democratic
total now is 33, the highest since '
39 in the New Deal year of 1938.
WASHINGTON, W — Democrat
John F. Kennedy today won the
presidency — the youngest man
and the first Roman Catholic ever
elected to the nation’s highest of
fice.
See-sawing Minnesota finally
came to rest in the 43-year-old
Massachusetts senator’s camp at
12:30 p.m. EST and put him over
the 269 electoral votes he needed
to wrap up mathematically a vic
tory that for many hours had
been prospectively his. Kennedy’s
electoral vote count at that point
was 272.
Republican Richard Nixon’s el
toral total at that time was 177.
The popular vote at that time
stood: Kennedy 31,498,552 for
50.4 per cent of the counted bal
lots; Nixon 31,010,340 for 49.6 per
cent.
With two big states—California
and Illinois — still undecided, it
was possible for Kennedy to wind
up with a wide electoral vote
margin.
But the popular vote showed a
nationwide division of sentiment
that swung by a fraction of one
per cent.
Kennedy won by scoring where
it counted most — in the bigger
states.
Kennedy’s victory caps a string
of political successes for the Bos
ton Irishman, son of a multi-mil
lionaire. He fought the Japanese
during World War II as com
mander of a torpedo boat, return
ed home and was elected to Con
gress, then ousted Henry Cabot
Lodge, this year’s Republican vice
presidential nominee, to gain a
Senate seat.
By winning the presidency,
Kennedy rockets to a position of
awesome responsibility—to lead
ership of the strongest nation in
the free world at a time of ten
sions and struggles with Com
munism.
The Senator’s campaign theme
was that he can get America
’’moving ahead” as he said it has
not been doing in the years of
the Eisenhower administration.
■He will have with him a Con
gress where his own party has
substantial majorities in both the
Senate and House. The Senate
division will be 64 Democrats and
36 Republicans.
With 22 House seats still in
doubt, the division is 251 Demo
crats and 162 Republicans.
OPEN HOUSE
TONIGHT AT SCHOOL
Tonight the doors of the Nome
School open at 7:30 p.m. to re
ceive as guests the parents and
other interested persons in the
community- This open house event
is the second such annual occasion
to be observed in Nome, and is
held in conjunction with the act
ivities of American Education
Week, which opened last Sunday.
Administrators, teachers and
children join in a cordial invita
tion: Come learn what your child
is doing during that portion of the
day he spends at school! Visit
with your school staff. Have a
sociable cup of coffee with a
neighbor. Join the crowd at the
Nome School tonight! •
Vote for President Lures Out
Invalid For First Time In Years
Mr. Tolbert Scott, pioneer wom
an, who has been an invalid for
about two years from an injury
to her leg, made her first public
to town yesterday, to cast her
first ballot for President. Mrs.
Scott is a Democrat.
NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT
TOTALS
28 of 33 Precincts
Kennedy . 1242
Nixon . 1576
For U. S. Senator
Bartlett (D> . 1716
McKinley (R) . 1022
For U.S. Representative
Rivers (D) . 1657
Rettig OR) . 983
For State Senator
Bronson (D) . 1373
Bullock < Ii • . 1335
Stan Smith . 18
For State Representatives
15 of 17 precincts
Blodgett (D) . 862
Art Johnson OR) . 802
Fagerstrom (D) . 695
M. Johnson (R) . 617
District 22
7 of 10 Precincts
Stalker (D) . 281
Curtis OR) . 275
BONDING PROPOSITIONS
27 of 33 Precincts
No. 1: Yes—1086; No—815
No. 2: Yes—1284; No—642
No. 3: Yes—1746; No—320
No. 4: Yes—1546; No—361
No. 5: Yes—1751; No—292
No. 6: Yes—1768; No—260
I -—
Father Lorente, Write-In
Candidate, Outpolls
Paquette In District 24
Father Lorente, who has been
a priest in the Wade Hampton
area for about 15 years, is a write
in candidate with a total of 100
votes from 4 of the 5 precincts,
against Lawrence Paquette, who
received 41 votes. Lorente is also
believed to be a Democrat.
Another write-in is Stan Smith
of Kwiguk, for Senator-at-Large,
with a total of 18 votes from
i Hooper Bay and Fortuna Ledge.
Art Johnson, who is not a can
didate in that district, received
7 write-in votes, and Axel John
son of Kwiguk, a House member
in the first State legislature, re
ceived 5 write-in votes, presum
ably against Paquette.
Nixon Concedes After
Losing Montana
LOS ANGELES, UP) —Vice Pre
sident Richard Nixon today for
mally conceded the election of
Sen. John F. Kennedy.
The dramatic concession an
nouncement came at 9:47 a.m.,
PST, a few minutes after Ken
nedy had clinched election by
winning Minnesota’s 11 electoral
votes.
Nixon sent this telegram to his
Democratic rival:
“I want to repeat through this
wire congratulations and best
wishes I extended to you on tele
vision last night. I know you will
have the united support of all
Americans as you lead the nation
in the cause of peace and free
dom in the next four years.”
The concession telegram, sent
to Kennedy at his home, was
read to newsmen—and to a na
tionwide television audience—by
Herbert Klein, Nixon’s press sec
retary.
Klein went on to say that the
margin of popular votes was, at
the time he spoke, less than 1
per cent.
He added that Nixon may end
up ahead in the popular vote—or
it could end up in what Klein
called a dead heat.
The Vice President, Klein said,
‘‘ran far ahead of the Republican
party in general.” He added that
in many states Nixon’s popularity
I carried other Republican candi
' dates to victory.
President - Elect John Fitzgerald Kennedy
City Makes Bid For
Vocational School
The following telegram was dis
patched today by the City of
Nome to Gov. William Egan, and
is self-explanatory:
“The Mayor and the Common
Council of the City of Nome soli
cits your consideration of this
city as the site of the Vocational
School as approved by the people
of Alaska November 8, 1960.
“Being the population and ad
ministrative center of the North
west District, the City affords an
excellent social climate, estab
lished transportation facilities,
adequate manpower, several suit
able sites located on thawed
ground, and other factors favor
able to the establishment of such
a school.
“The Council would further
propose that the City and State
cooperate in the development of
a Comprehensive High School
which would provide academic
as well as vocational opportunities
for the youth of the Northwest
District. The educational benefits
to be derived from such a pro
gram would be manifold.
“We would welcome an oppor
tunity to meet with representa
tives of your office and the De
partment of Education to further
discuss these proposals.
“Statistical data will follow.”
The letter is signed by Mayor
Steffen Anderson, by Allen G.
Doyle, acting mayor.
Mayor Steffen Anderson and
City Clerk Bob Scott Attend
League of Alaskan Cities Meeting
Mayor Steffen Andersen and
City Clerk Bob Scott left for Sitka
yesterday to attend the annual
convention of the League of Al
askan Cities. Scott is particularly
interested in attending a special
workshop for city assessors.
Mayor Andersen has the honor
of being the president of the
League.
EISENHOWER
CONGRATULATES
JOHN KENNEDY
WASHINGTON, MV- President
Eisenhower today sent his con
gratulations to Democratic Presi
dent-elect John F. Kennedy “for
the victory you have just won
at the polls.”
In his message to Nixon, Eisen
hower said: “Your hard - fought
courageous campaign to carry
forward the principle of sound
government will have my lasting
respect.
“It has been a matter of deep
personal satisfaction to have
served closely with you these
past eight years and I shall al
ways cherish your friendship.”
Eisenhower’s message to Ken
nedy, sent to the Hyannis Port,
Mass., home of the President
elect was far more terse and for
mal.
“My congratulations to you for
the victory you have just won at
the polls. I will be sending you
promptly a more comprehensive
telegram suggesting certain mea
sures that may commend them
selves to you as you prepare to
take over next January the res
ponsibilities of the presidency.”
Associated Press nationwide re
turns at 6 p.m. EST from 157,624
of 166,083 voting units:
Kennedy 32,705,642 (50.3%)
Nixon 32,309,568 (49.7%)
AP tabulation of Alaska voting
from 189 of 300 precincts give:
Nixon 19,663.
Kennedy 19,301
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional snow
flurries. Lowest temp, expected
tonight 24-30, the high tomorrow
35-40.
In the past 24 hours: highest
temp. 37, lowest 31. Max. wind 37
mph from the east. Sunrise at
8:14 a.m., sunset at 3:17 p.m.
A year ago today: highest temp.
20, lowest 2. Extremes on this
date since 1907: highest 51 in
1932, lowest -10 in 1056.