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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LXI No. 126 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1959 _Per Copy—15^
New Hampshire Newspaper Reveals
Further Sabotage on Nautilus Sub
PORTSMOUTH, N. U„ UP) —
The Portsmouth Herald said today
more cable cutting incidents have
been reported aboard the Nautilus,
America’s first atomic submarine.
The Navy said it could not con
firm the newspaper’s report, but
did not deny the story.
The Herald, which first broke
the news of mysterious troubles
on the Nautilus last Tuesday, also
published a report today that the
incidents actually began last
August.
Capt. Carl A. Johnson, acting
commander of the Portsmouth
base, said it would be part of an
intensive investigation now being
conducted by the Navy and the
FBI.
The Nautilus arrived at Ports
mouth last May for a nine-month
overhaul.
The Navy, which earlier in the
week described as “apparently in
tentional” the damage suffered
by the sub, said it appeared lim
ited to electrical cables and “does
not extend to the nuclear reactor
plant.”
Armed guards are on a 24-hour
watch in every compartment of
the famed underwater craft,
which has voyaged beneath the
North Polar ice cap and set an
Atlantic underwater crossing rec
ord of 6 days and 11 hours.
The Herald said it learned the
Nautilus “had been plagued by a
pattern of damage which has
raised suspicion of sabotage.”
Separted Portland Twin
Babies Now Out of Danger
PORTLAND, Ore., UP) — The
Stubblefield Siamese twins, sep
arted October 6, no longer are in
critical condition.
“Their conditions are now satis
factory and the outlook is favor
able,” said a spokesman at the
University of Oregon Medical
School Hospital Thursday.
A team of 17 surgeons, tech
nicians and nurses separated the
girls, Jeanett and Denett, now
3V£ months old. The girls had been
joined from breastbone to navel.
The parents are Mr. and Mrs.
James Stubblefield of Parffta,
Idaho.
Cradle of Alaska Pioneers
FIS MOST FITTING that Nome was chosen for
the first State Convention of the Pioneers of Alaska,
because Nome was the cradle of the organization, and
the first convention of the Grand Igloo was held here
in 1908, with representatives from its three igloos at
Nome, Candle, and St. Michael.
Today Nome welcomes representatives of 15
active igloos and 10 auxiliaries, from all over the
State. It is also a homecoming celebration, as many
of the visitors who are part of this organization of
more than 3,000 mem'bers, stampeded here at the turn
of the century, and many are greeting friends whom
they have not seen for 50 years.
This organization is rightly proud of its accom
plishments, having worked for statehood since its
inception. Through resolutions dating as far back as
the ninth Grand Igloo convention, it agitated for the
State Flower to be the forget-me-not, and through
its efforts this was adopted. The Pioneers are respon
sible for the organization of the Pioneer Home, so that
the aged could spend their late years within the state
of their adoption. Its members are always prominent
in the Legislature. The present working project, that
of writing histories of all its members, over 5,200 to
date, is of great historical value.
The community and the Pioneers of Alaska are
honored today by having the first State Governor, a
Pioneer in his own right, William Egan, open the first
State session of the order.
The latchstring is out. May your visit to the best
known city in Alaska be a happy and memorable one.
Governor Egan
Opens Pioneers
43rd Convention
“What could be more appro
priate in keeping with the finest
traditions of our organization,
than having Igloo No. 1 of Nome
hosting the Grand Igloo Conven
tion of the Pioneers of Alaska in
this first year of Alaska state
hood,” stated Gov. William A.
Egan this morning when addres
sing the Pioneer Convention at
its opening session.
He reviewed how the organizers
met in Nome and in their very
first initiatory work set out the
principles of the order to be “to
preserve the history and relics for
the future state.”
Egan reviewed the accomplish
ments of the 49th state which has
now operated for ten months,
showing how all 12 branches of
the government are progressing
admirably and favorably. He
praised the Pioneers for the faith
they had and the principle they
upheld and expressed the need
for their continued efforts.
The Ketchikan Band played the
national anthem and sang the
Alaska Flag Song.
Colors were presented by mem
bers of Explorer Scout Troop 766.
President of Igloo No. 1, Russ
Hermann, introduced Mayor Stef
fen Andersen, who extended a
cordial welcome to the delegates
from all over the state. The dele
gates totalled over 200, the last
of whom arrived during the open
ing ceremonies, from Juneau and
Sitka.
After the presentation of a
Nome ivory gavel to Grand
President Otto Koppen by Past
Grand President M. J. Walsh, and
presentation of distinguished Pio
neer visitors and officers the meet
ing adjourned until this after
noon.
Highway Funds Parceled
Out to Northwest States
WASHINGTON, Wl — The Pa
eitic Northwest and Alaska shared
today in 33 million dollars in fed
eral funds allocated for highway
improvements in and near na
tional forests.
The Commerce Department par
celed out the money for the 1961
fiscal year under a law which
Congress passed last year.
Forty-two states and territories
shared in the funds. Each share
was in proportion to the area and
value of the state’s federal-owned
national forests.
The apportionments included:
Alaska, $2,876,474; Idaho,. $3,
359,886; Oregon, $4,545,904, and
Washington $2,293,608.
Sp aee Missile Leaders Disclose Plans
For High-Gear Rocket Development
Italian Poet Awarded 1959
Nobel Prize in Literature
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, UP) —
Italian poet Salvatore Quasimodo,
58, was awarded the 1959 Nobel
Prize in Literature yesterday. He
is an associate of leftist causes
who says he has always fought
for world peace and friendship.
The Swedish Academy cited
Quasimodo for lyrical work it
said “with classical fire expresses
the tragic experience of life in
our times.”
The poet, a onetime jack-of all
trades, now teaches history of lit
erature at Giuseppe Verdi Musical
Conservatory in Milan.
As in the four other Nobel cate
gories this year, the monetary
prize is $62,606. These prizes are
the largest since the awards were
begun in 1901.
Famed Russian Composer
On One-Month U.S. Tour
NEW YORK, UP) — Dmitri Shos
takovich and four other Soviet
composers have arrived here on
the start of a month’s tour with
leading American symphonic or
chestras under the U. S.-Soviet
Cultural Exchange program.
The Soviet group leaves today
for Washington, D. C., where they
will attend a concert Saturday by
the National Symphony Orchestra
of Washington.
The group will then appear in
Philadelphia, Boston, Louisville,
San Francisco and Los Angeles be
fore returning to New York on
November 8.
Paintings on Display
Jeanne Lawrence, well-known
Alaskan artist, who arrived here
yesterday with the Pioneer dele
gation from Anchorage, brought
some of her paintings with her.
These have been put on display
at the Seaview Room of the North
Star, and will remain there
throughout the convention.
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' WASHINGTON, W> — Civilian
and military space leaders dis
closed plans today for an effort
to speed development of big rock
ets for space exploration. Con
gress will be asked for additional
funds.
They reported:
1. The transfer o fthe Saturn
project from military to civilian
control will be followed by “con
siderable augmentation.”
2. The work will continue to
center in Huntsville, Ala., and
the team of scientists headed by
German-born Wernher von Braun
is expected to carry on the work
they have been doing.
The Saturn project aims at de
velopment of a booster rocket With
1 Vz million pounds of thrust —
approximately twice as powerful
as the rocket Used by the Russians
to send their Lunik around the
moon.
Two days ago, President Eisen
hower announced a decision to
transfer the project from the
Army to the civilian agency.
Dr. Herbert York, Defense Di
rector of Research and Engineer
ing, told the news conference “It
should have been done one year
ago,” but he said the delay had
probably had little effect on de
velopment of the huge rocket
booster, designed to be the first
stage of a vehicle capable of hurl
ing a manned satellite into
space.
HIGH POWERED ANGLING
CYNTHIANA, Ky., — Shel
ton West and two fishing com
panions caught a mess of fish in
the South Licking River but they
aren’t likely to use the same meth
od again.
They were standing in the water
when a high voltage line snapped
and dangled into the water. Their
rubber boots protected them, but
hundreds of fish were electro
cuted.
The men waded ashore and later
scooped up the fish.
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GRAND BALL
Saturday Night at the School Gym
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Featuring the Ketchikan Pioneer Ragtime Band
Admission $1.50 Couple $2
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