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ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
Orion is the brightest of the
constellations. It is an oblong fig
ure with three stars in line near
the center. The constellation is
peculiarly associated with the
winter season. It rises in the early
evening, and appears in the south
at 9 o’clock off the horizon in
February.
This fine region of the heavens
inspired a lively scene in the old
celestial picture book. Orion, a
mighty hunter, accompanied by
his two dogs, stands with uplifted
club, awaiting the charging Taur
us. Red Betelgeuse glows in his
shoulder. Rigel, diagonally across
the figure, is still brighter.
The three stars near the center
of the rectangle mark Orion’s belt,
while the three fainter stars in
line a little way south of the belt
represent his sword. The middle
star of the sword is surrounded by
the foggy glow of the great nebu
la of Orion. Clouds of nebulosity
can be seen in this area.
The only person who does not
profit by his mistakes is a man
making a parachute jump.
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University of Alaska
Scholarships Offering Aid
To More Than 100
More than 100 students are at
tending the University of Alaska
on scholarships and grants-in-aid,
which range from $100 to $800 in
value. The scholarships are pro
vided from memorial and estate
funds, and were established by
civic and professional groups, as
sociations, clubs, or by individ
uals and business firms.
Scholarship recipients from this
area include: From Nome — Bill
Boucher, Virginia Doyle, Pete Rea
der Jr.; from Ruby — Carol De
moski; and from Unalakleet —
Lois Nashalooki Silas Oyoamick,
and Ambrose Towarak.
Bob Hope Eases Schedule
On Doctor’s Orders
HOLLYWOOD, UP> — Bob Hope
will be taking things easy for a
while, under orders from his
doctor.
The 54-year-old comedian has a
blood clot in his left eye, causing
blurred vision.
Hope’s doctor said Wednesday
rest and treatment should bring
quick improvement. All other
tests show Hope to be in good
shape, he said.
On the doctor’s advice, Hope
canceled a charity show appear
ance sheduled for last night in
Miami. His next television show
isn’t until March.
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U. S. Discloses
Soviet Jets Shot
Down Transport
WASHINGTON, UR—'The United
States Thursday publicly con
fronted Russia with evidence that
two Soviet jets shot down an un
armed transport plane last Sep
tember in a warlike attack. Six —
and possibly 17 American airmen
were killed.
The evidence was a graphic
tape recording of radio conver
sations between the two Soviet
fighter pilots.
A transcript of this recording
was attached to an eight-page
summary, issued by the State De
partment, of its efforts to pry in
formation about the incident out
of Russia.
The C130 U. S. transport dis
appeared September 2 on a flight
along the Turkey-Armenia border.
Ten days later Russia reported
it had crashed in Armenia. The
bodies of six of the 17 Americans
who were in the plane were re
turned to U. S. officials. Under
persistent U. S. inquiries, Soviet
officials insisted they knew noth
ing about the 11 other Americans.
The summary disclosed that
Vice President Nixon and Secre
tary of State Dulles had pressed
Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan
on his recent visit here, for infor
mation about the missing U. S.
airmen. It said Mikoyan “denied
that the plane had been shot
down, asserting it had crashed.”
The department’s document also
disclosed that Undersecretary of
State Robert Murphy tried to play
the recording of the Soviet air
men’s conversation for Soviet Am
bassador Menshikov. Menshikov
refused to listen, it said, and Mur
phy then gave him a transcript
of the recording in Russian.
For the first time, publicly, the
United States accused Russia of
shooting down the U. S. plane.
Heretofore, publicly, the United
States had said only that the plane
burned and crashed in Soviet Ar
menia after being “intercepted”
by Soviet fighters.
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Chamber of Commerce
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Jerry Manning, President
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Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
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of Each Month
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Jim Blanning
President
Bob Grant
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
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MARY DIEDE. * Secretary.
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