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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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It’s Time for Defense Action . . .
THE IRON CURTAIN opened up a wee bit last Fri
day, and a large ship, which could be a trawler,
anchored off the coast of St. Lawrence Island complete
with helicopter and several smaller boats. Maybe its
fishing, maybe its curious, maybe it has other mis
sions but it remained iin that vicinity unmolested, un
investigated and observed only in a disinterested way
by the men in the area.
Just suppose an American ship or even a boat
load of Gambell people got a little curious or off course
and found themselves 15 miles from the Siberian
Coast. From past experience and incidents we know
of by now they would have been boarded or dis
couraged from remaining in the area too long. Ag
gressive action, it is certain would have taken place
within a few hours and from the Kremlin would have
come shouts and warnings.
Just such a boat or boats could anchor off the
Nome roadstead anytime. What are we prepared to
do about it? Accept the fact they are here with com
placency when they make no attempt to communicate
or will we have planes and trained military personnel
based right here on the coast of Alaska ready to take
vigorous action in investigating the presence of any
foreign ship?
Our air defenses should start right here on the
shores of Alaska.
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Pity the poor fish in a long
and violent storm. They get sea
sick, just as people do. But they
have no pills to cure them—or
make them feel better.
FCC Urges Setup
Of World-Wide
(Communications
WASHINGTON UP* — The Fed
eral Communication Commission
Tuesday called on American in
dustry to move as quickly as pos
sible toward establishing a world
wide commercial communications
system to be operated through
orbiting earth satellites.
At the same time the commis
sion reaffirmed a previous de
cision that, initially at least, Amer
ican ownership of such a system
should be restricted to companies
now operating in the international
communications field.
The FCC directed such com
panies to proceed promptly with
the organization of a temporary
industry committee “to speed
plans for their joint development,
construction, ownership and oper-,
ation” of the system.
President Kennedy Monday is
sued a statement supporting the
private ownership principle for
the U. S. portion of a satellite
communications network — pro
vided certain requirements are
met.
The President again urged all
nations to participate in the opera
tion “in the interest of world
peace and closer brotherhood
among peoples throughout the
world.”
The commission told the Ameri
can international communications
carriers it wants a report from
the proposed temporary commit
tee by Oct. 13 at the latest.
T!he commission echoed the
President’s view that ownership
of the globe-circling satellites
should be shared with foreign
governments and foreign com
munication agencies and should
be available for use by all.
Among the requirements for
private ownership that Kennedy
laid down “a maximum possi
ble competition.”
Reindeer Grazing
Permits Proposed
The Department of the Interior
recently proposed a series of new
regulations to provide for the is
suance of reindeer grazing per
mits in Alaska. Interested per
sons may submit written com
ments, suggestions or objections
with respect to the proposed reg
ulations to the Bureau of Land
Management, Washington 25,
D. C,. within 30 days of publica
tion of the regulations in the Fed
eral register. They were printed
July 19.
The purpose of the regulations
is described as providing “for the
designation of reindeer range
areas and regulation and control
of grazing thereon in order to
i develop and stabilize the reindeer
I industry in the State of Alaska.’’
Applications for grazing per
mits would have to be submitted
on forms provided by the BLM,
in the office which has jurisdic
tion over the lands. A certifica
tion of reindeer allotment to the
applicant, signed by an officer of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
would have to accompany the
application.
A filing fee of $10 would have
to accompany each application
for a reindeer grazing permit or
renewal, but no grazing fee would
be charged. Permits could be is
sued for a maximum term of 10
years. Renewals could be granted
at the discretion of the author
ized BLM officer.
Only a native or a group, asso
ciation, or corporation of natives
would qualify. Permits would
restrict grazing use to a definitely
described area.
Virginia Ward, assistant direc
tor of the Red Cross in Alaska is
expected here Sunday at which
time the annual election of of
ficers for the local Red Cross
chapter will be held. She may
also meet with the Gray Ladies
to the MMM Hospital.
I Grady, Nolecl
Bovine Dies
Of Old Age
YUKON, Okla. UP) — Grady the
cow, a 1,200-pound Hereford who
jumped through a 17 by 25V£
inch silo door into national promi
nece 12 years ago, died Monday
not far from the silo where she
spent four confusing days.
Her owner, Bill Mach, said the
18-year-old cow “just got tired
and died of old age.” Mach found
Grady dead in her corral on his
ranch Monday night.
Grady jumped into the silo on
Washington’s birthday in 1949,
after having a hard time giving
birth to a calf which died.
For the next four days, Grady
paced inside the silo. John Ran
dolph, Associated Press staff
member at Oklahoma City at the
' time and now AP general execu
tive for Asia, was one of the first
reporters on the scene.
From the time Randolph wrote
“Hi Diddle Diddle, the Cat and
the Fiddle, the Cow Jumped into
the Silo,” until Grady oozed her
way out of her prison, the 6
year-old bovine held the nation’s
attention.
Before Grady was freed, Mach
heard from folks in 45 states and
several foreign countries.
There were numerous sugges
tions including a block of advo
cates of greasing Grady so she
could squirt through the opening
once a little pressure was applied
from behind.
The greasers won. Ralph Part
ridge, Denver Post farm editor,
flew here and smeared the fidgety
cow with about 10 pounds of axle
grease. A veterinarian gave her
a sedative to calm her nerves.
A lariat was looped around her
de-horned head and manpower
was supplied from behind. After
a few minutes, Grady caught on,
wiggled her hips a couple of times
and squeezed through.
Grady settled down, lived
quietly afterwards and gave birth
to several healthy calves.
She also stayed away from
silos.
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New Comet Named For
Pan Am Flier Who Is
Amateur Astronomer
SEATTLE (/P — “I’ve been look
ing for one all my life,” said the
man credited with discovering
Comet Wilson while flying at
20,000 feet off the Oregon Coast.
A. Stewart Wilson, 34, of Seat
tle, second officer on a Pan Amer
ican World Airways flight from
Honolulu, said he was looking
casually for the planet Mercury
with his binoculars.
Then a wedge of light appeared
and narrowed to a point — the
head of a comet.
At San Francisco, other airline
pilots also reported seeing a
mysterious light Sunday and Mon
day mornings, but Wilson, an
amateur star gazer, apparently
was first to report it.
When Wilson got home he tried
to telephone Harvard Observa
tory. He couldn’t raise anyone so
he wired. Monday Harvard re
ported the discovery and said the
name would be Comet Wilson.
The new comet has a long tail
and third magnitude brightness,
which makes it two to three times
dimmer than the North Star but
much brighter than the Milky
Way.
Harvard said it can be seen in
the northeastern sky in early
morning.
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