THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
!T TAKES MORE THAN JUST MONEY
An Important Decision . . .
T)MORROW THE Board of Education holds its
meeting in Nome. It is most opportune that the
meeting was scheduled for this area at this time as an
important decision on placement of the Vocational
School is to be made. Most important in the decision
is not which town put up the biggest campaign or
which town needs it the most but where it will do the
most good and be most economical for the state to
operate. Wherever the Board places the school, it will
be after a careful study which has been going on for
several months.
The success of this installation will in a great
measure determine where and how other vocational
schools in the state shall be built to meet the growing
need for skilled labor.
Nome offers the most for this first selection as
it is the only first-class city North of the Yukon which
can enrich the training of those attending this school
and make them better citizens. It is the only site of
fered that can offer a wide choice of recreation and
churches for not only the students, but the instructors
and teachers as well.
Its adequate power and water supply, fire pro
tection, public health facilities, fully accredited hos
pital, reduce the cost to the state in providing such in
a more isolated place.
Nome’s accessibility by water and air transpor
tation cannot be equalled by any other site in the
state.
The suggested location is drained and the ground
requires a minimum of preparation for construction.
A fully accredited high school in the community
offers an interchange and competition in recreational
activities, particularly in sports.
Whatever the decision, and wherever its location,
young Alaskans will have a better chance to be
equipped to face the changing world and its com
plexities.
Sec. of Treasury Dillon
Says U.S. Cheated Out of
$25 Billion in Income Taxes
WASHINGTON UP) — Secretary
of the Treasury Douglas Dillon
said yesterday Uncle Sam each
year is cheated out of taxes on
nearly $25 billion of income —
more than enough to balance the
federal budget.
Dillon told a Senate Appropria
tions subcommittee that the Treas
ury believes $24.4 billion of tax
able income was not reported in
1959 — the latest year for which
on estimate is available.
Mortimer M. Caplan, Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue, told
I reporters that at least 20 per cent
of this amount — or nearly $4.9
billion — would have been collect
ed in additional taxes had the
income been declared on tax re- I
turns.
Dillon urged the subcommittee
to restore 16.9 million cut by the
House for the appropriation which
President Kennedy asked for the
Internal Revenue Service. Most
of the money would go for hiring
2,300 more tax agents.
Radar Tower Bids for
Kotzebue and Unalakleel Go fo
Fairbanks and Anchorage Firms
A total bid of $358,165 was the
apparent low submitted for radar
tower construction work at Kot
zebue Air Force Station.
The apparent low bid was sub
mitted by Nordin Construction
Co., Fairbanks. Ten bids foB the
project (Inv. 6-44) were oriened
Friday by the U. S. Army Engi
neer District, Alaska. Govern
ment estimate costs of work at
Kotzebue is $413,586.
The project also includes radar
tower erection work at Unalak
lett Air Force Station.
Inlet Co., Inc., Anchorage, sub
mitted the apparent low bid for
the Unalakleet portion — $229,
910. Government estimate of costs
are $260,628.
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Tennessee Mother
Of Six Children Named
American Mother of 1961
NEW YORK t/P» — A Tennessee
mother of six children who has
been foster mother of hundreds of
dependent or delinquent children
was named American Mother of
1961 yesterday.
Winner of the annual selection
from state mothers across the na
tion is Louise Sevier Giddings
Currey, 58, of Lookout Mountain,
Tenn. ,
She was cited for rearing her
own children — including home
tutoring for many years of four
who were unable to go to school
because of ill health — and for
her efforts in improving the i
housing and treatment of juvenile
delinquents, neglected and de
pendent children, and mentally
or emotionally disturbed children,
regardless of race or creed.
Her current projects are a resi
dential treatment center for dis
turbed children, and a home for
juveniles returning from vocation
al training schools.
The American mother and moth
ers of all states, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico will
be honored Friday at a luncheon
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, in
the final day of a four-day con
ference of the American Mothers
Committee, Inc.
The committee is an organiza
tion devoted primarily to pro
viding counselor services for
young mothers with preschool age
children and similar services for
girls contemplating marriage.
Warm Sun and Wind Bring
Critical Fire Conditions
In Alaska’s Forested Areas
JUNEAU W) — Eighteen days
of warm sun and wind have
brought on critical fire conditions
in forested areas between Ketchi
kan and the Kenai Peninsula,
U. S. Regional Forester P. D. Han
son warned.
Hanson said the dry weather,
in addition to carelessness on the
part of persons traveling or work
ing in the woods, has touched off
several spot fires in national
forest areas.
The dry weather is expected
to continue for another four to
six days, at least, Hanson said.
JFK to Deal With
Slowdowns on
Missile Program
By G. Milton Kelly
WASHINGTON UP — President
Kennedy was reported yesterday
planning to deal soon with labor
troubles that allegedly have
thrown space flight and missile
programs six months behind
schedule.
Sen. John L. McClellan, (D
Ark.l, Chairman of the Senate
Investigations subcommittee, told
reporters he understands the ad
ministration is giving immediate
consideration to issuing an execu
tive order dealing with strikes,
slowdowns and work stoppages at
space flight, missile and rocket
bases.
“I can’t say what the order will
contain,” McClellan told news
men after discussing it with Sec
retary of Labor Arthur J. Gold
berg.
He indicated the order might
set up a new board armed with
mediation and other powers to try
to eliminate slowdowns and stop
pages at bases. He said such a
board could go into action long
before Congress could enact new
laws to deal with the situation.
Other sources said the adminis
tration definitely has decided to
take action which would involve
seeking a no-strike pledge from
unions at missile bases and es
tablishment of some sort of ma
chinery to resolve any disputes
that might arise.
The building trades unions
adopted a modified no-strike
policy last February. This in
volved a ban on strikes by union
locals until they had resolved all
settlement possibilities and ob
tained strike sanction from their
national union headquarters.
McClellan has received testi
mony, however, about missile in
stallation strikes in the Denver
area since adoption of the no
strike pledge.
KK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Here are some new books at the
KK Public Library:
The Gouffe Case by Maas;
Hidden Persuaders by Packard;
Japanese Inn by Statler; and the
Ladies Home Journal Cookbook.
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Anchorage to Nome - Flight 301
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WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY
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