Pioneer Work
On A-Subs Had
Humble Beginning
WASHINGTON, UP)—The first
work on this country’s pioneer
nuclear submarine was done in
an office converted from a ladies’
powder room.
Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover,
top nuclear expert, related the
incident to a Senate group to il
lustrate the slight official support
he said he got when he first pro
posed the nuclear sub project.
He testified Monday at a closed
door session of the Senate Pre
paredness Subcommittee. More of
his testimony was released today,
presumably after security censor
ship.
Despite his experience in the
nuclear field, Rickover said he
has not been consulted about de
velopment of subs to launch bal
listics missiles or about other ad
vanced weapons.
Chairman Lyndon B. Johnson
and Sen. Francis Case expressed
shock at this and asked Rickover
why. He replied that was some
thing for others to answer and
said “I am' not complaining.”
Looking ' back over the years,
Rickover said “at that time near
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Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALVERSON
A variable star which, usually
in a few weeks’ time, increases in
brightness and then slowly wanes
and disappears entirely is called
a temporary star. Accounts of
several such are contained in an
cient historical records.
In Chinese annals a reference
is made to such an outburst in the
constellation Scorpia in B.C. 124.
It was observed by Hipparchus
and led to his construction of the
first known catalog of stars m
order to detect similar phenome
na in the future.
Tycho Brahe carefully observed
a remarkable object of this class
near Cassiopeia, which, in the
latter part of 1572 surpassed the
brightness of Jupiter. For a while
it was visible in broad daylight
but in a year and a half it had
completely disappeared.
In 1604-5 a new star of equal !
brightness was seen by Kepler
and it also soon disappeared.
ly everybody knew it was going
to fail so they let us alone com
pletely, almost completely, so we
were able to do the job.”
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WICKERSHAM HALL—The University of Alas ;a will formally dedicate this structure, as mod
ern as is to be found anywhere, on Sunday, January 12. It is a residence hall for women.
Wickersliam Hall
To Be Formally
Dedicated Sunday
COLLEGE, Alaska—The Uni
versity of Alaska will formally
dedicate Wickersham Hall, new
$910,000 residence for women, on
Sunday, Jan. 12.
The hall will be named after
the late Judge James A. Wicker
sham and his widow, who resides
in Juneau.
Judge Wickersham introduced
in Congress the bill to establish
The Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines which in
1922 opened its doors and in 1935
became the University of Alaska.
He also induced the Territorial
Legislature to accept the land
grant and appropriate funds for
buildings and equipment.
Mrs. Wickersham was a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees of
the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines from 1933 to
1935, and of the university’s
board of regents until 1941.
At the dedication ceremonies
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, university
president, will give the welcome
address. E. B. Collins, pioneer and
veteran Fairbanks legislator, will
give the dedicatory address.
Mrs. Ruth Allman of Juneau,
HOT LUNCH MENUS j
Here are the menus for next j
week’s School Hot Lunch Pro
gram: • j
Monday—Cheese rarebit with
tomatoes and rice, bread pudding,
bread, butter and milk.
Tuesday — Biscuit with pork i
and gravy, string beans, apricot
betty, and milk.
Wednesday—Boiled beans with
tomatoes and bacon, carrots and
peas, stewed apricots, bread, but
ter and milk.
Thursday — Vegetable soup
with meat, peanut butter sand
wiches, fruit jellb, and milk.
Friday—Grilled shee fish, peas
with white sauce, apple sauce, I
bread, butter, and milk. j
niece of Judge Wickersham, will:
unveil a large bronze plaque of!
Judge and Mrs. Wickersham. The |
latter will be unable to attend the |
dedication due to poor health. t
The university’s A Cappella i
Choir will sing Shutz’s “Glory Be |
to the Father.’’ Then Mrs. Dawn
Magee, Wickersham Hall house
mother, will light a symbolic fire.
She will be assisted by Miss Kath
ryn Kozloski, hall president, and
Jack Reed, president of the As
sociated Students/
Construction of the 24,400-sq.
foot building was started in the
fall of 1956. It was completed last
Oct. 10. M. R. McEntire of Fair- <
banks was the architect.
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Barbara Burns
Really ’:ed’
As Be ' ''diet
HOLLYWOOD, UP—Barbara
Ann Burns, who told police that
“I’m really hooked” as a heroin
addict, is free on $500 bail pend
ing a court appearance Jan. 14.
The 19-year-old daughter of
the late comedian Bob Burns was
released yesterday, having been
booked on suspicion of violating
the narcotics law.
She and John De Roo, 30, and
Robert A. Gray, 23, similarly
booked, were arrested early yes
terday in her Hollywood apart
ment.
Miss Burns told officers and
reporters that after her father
died in February 1956 she and
her mother, Mrs. Harriet Burns,
became estranged, were engaged
in estate litigation, and she be
came lonely and thrned to dope.
The estate matter was settled,
giving her $500 a month allow
ance. She said she has been spend
ing most of it for heroin.
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