THE NOME NUGGET
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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.
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THAT BROKE THE MOLD
Statehood Will
Have No Effect
On Highway Aid
WASHINGTON, W) — State
hood will have no effect on the
authorized federal highway aid
program in Alaska, the Bureau
of Public Roads said Wednesday.
The view was expressed in a
^telegram sent by F. C. Tourner,
Deputy Bureau Commissioner, to
Edgar H. Swick, regional engineer
at Juneau, and made public by
Delegate E. L. Bartlett,
Under statehood, Turner said,
the currently authorized federal
aid highway plan “will continue
to be administered by the Bureau
of Public Roads.”
“On that -basis the status of
the employees of the bureau . . .
in Alaska would not be affected
by Alaska statehood until and
unless subsequent legislation is
enacted to amend or revise the
basic provisions of Section 107 of
the Federal Aid Highway Act of
1956,” Turner said.
Boy Killed By Gun
Dad Left Loaded
STURGIS, Ky., W — Clayburn
Brooks recently heard noises near
his home at night and loaded a
shotgun for protection. He left
the gun in a corner of his bed
room.
Monday his two sons, Truman,
7, and Vernon 11 found the gun.
Vernon picked it up and pulled
the trigger. One blast killed
Truman.
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Blimp Heads For
Resolute Bay, N.W.T.
CHURCHILL, Man., UR — A
U.S. Navy blimp left here Thurs
day on an experimental flight
into polar regions.
An RCAF spokesman said the
343-foot airship is expected to
take 25 hours to reach its next
stop at Resolute Bay, N.W.T.,
580 miles inside the Arctic Circle
before continuing to its ultimate
destination, Ice Island T-3. This
is a 45-square mile floating
weather station 100 miles from
the North Pole.
High winds and rain for the
past two days delayed the de
parture of the blimp which picked
up a team of scientists here on a
project associated with the Inter
national Geophysical Year. Winds
dropped to 10 miles an hour be
fore takeoff.
The airship arrived here Mon
day from Akron, Ohio and a
U.S. Navy spokesman said the
main purpose of the flight is to
test the ship’s use in early warn
ing work and possible scouting
for submarines in Arctic waters.
It is powered by two 700
horsepower piston-type engines
and has a maximum speed of
75 miles an hour. The ZPG-2
has a capacity of 1,000,000 cubic
feet of helium.
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By PATRICIA OAKES
Secretary Of Stale
The Secretary of State, whose
duties are to be prescribed by law
and delegated by the governor,
must meet the same qualifications
as the governor. In general elec
tions, votes cast for the candidate
for governor are also considered
cast for the candidate for secre
tary of state running with him.
During the temporary absences
of the governor from office, the
secretary of state will serve in
his place. The Constitution also
provides for the succession of
secretary of state to the gover
norship should this become nec
essary.
First Term
Of considerable interest is the
term of the first governor. The
governor and secretary of state
begin their term the day they as
sume office. This term ends at
noon the first Monday in Decem
ber in 1960, the even-numbered
year following the next presiden
tial election. Because it is less
than four years in duration, the
term will not count as a full term
for re-election purposes. Thus it
is possible that the first governor
and/or secretary of state cpuld
serve 10 years instead of the
limited 8 if re-elected.
Gubernatorial Authority
By our acceptance of the Con
stitution, what authority have we,
the people of Alaska, delegated
to the chief executive?
“The governor shall be re
sponsible for the faithful execu
tion of the laws. He may, by ap
propriate court action or proceed
ing brought in the name of the
State, enforce compliance with
any constitutional or legislative
mandate, or restrain violation of
any constitutional or legislative
power, duty, or right by any of
ficer, department, or agency of
the State or any of its political j
subdivisions. This authority shall
not be construed to authorize
any action or proceeding against
the legislatpre.”
In this section, the Constitution
clearly charges the governor with
a great responsibility to the
people—that of seeing that the
laws of the people, as made by
their elected representatives in
legislative session, are faithfully
carried out.
MINNEAPOLIS, UB — Thunder
and lightning scare the wits out
of Missie, the collie companion
of four airline stewardesses here.
Monday night lightning flashed
and storm clouds gathered. Be
fore they went out, Missie’s own
ers gave her a tranquilizer pill.
The dog, left alone, became
exceedingly tranquil. She let a
burglar crawl in through a win
dow and prowl the house.
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