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Entered an second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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Russian Worker Complains
Sputnik Spending Deprives
Him ol Better Living
MOSCOW, OP) — “To hell with
the moon, give me something bet
ter on my table,” complained a
Soviet worker Saturday in a let
ter published on 'the front page
of Pravda.
“What do Sputniks give to a
person like me?” asked the un
identified writer, protesting the
lack of consumer goods in the
Soviet Union. “So much money is
spent on Sputniks it makes people
gasp.”
The protest was the first to ap
pear in a Soviet newspaper in
some time. It brought down a
storm of criticism from thl paper
and from another Russian worker
picked out to answer the com
plaint.
“I have had moments when my
heart filled with pride at the ac
complishments of our scientists,”
replied Engineer P. L. Podovoisky.
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Senate Appropriations
Group Cites Waste in
U. S. Defense Spending
WASHINGTON, UP) — A Senate
committee Saturday hit at what it
called “numerous and admitted
examples of waste and duplica
tion” in Defense buying.
The rebuke was in a report by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee explaining its bill provid
ing $40,384,897,000 for defense
outlays in the new fiscal year
which begins July 1.
As the biggest annual funds
measure reached the Senate for
expected floor action this week,
it contained $1,049,897,000 more
than President Eisenhower asked
in January and $1,047,030,000
more than voted by the House
last month.
The Senate group restored sev
eral multimillion dollar items re
jected by the House and added
a number the House did not con
sider.
Once the big bill passes the Sen
ate, a compromise must be
reached with the House on scores
of differences.
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Nixon Calls for
GOP Unity in
‘Fight of Our Lives’
WASHINGTON, net — Vice
President Richard Nixon said
Saturday there is room in the Re
publican Party for those who dis
agree with some of the policies
of the Eisenhower Administration.
In an obvious reference to crit
icism voiced by Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller of New York, Nixon
told the Republican National
Committee “It is inevitable and
constructive that we should have
disagreement.”
But the Vice President, who ex
pects to receive the Republican
Presidential nomination, said that
once the party platform is
adopted and the nominee chosen,
Republicans must present a
united front.
“We have ahead of us the fight
of our life,” Nixon said. “We
will win if we are united. We!
will lose if we are divided.”
“I hope we can discuss the is
sues and disagree without being I
disagreeable.”
In an indirect answer to Rocke
feller’s call for Nixon to speak
out before the convention on ma
jor policies, the Vice President
said he and others are now dis
cussing the issues for the pur
pose of developing a platform.
Although Rockefeller criticized
some aspects of President Eisen
hower’s record, Nixon said he is
proud of that record.
“Instead of running away from
it,” he said, “I intend to run on
it and to build to it.”
Nixon strongly backed the Ad
ministration’s continuance of the
U-2 spy flights over the Soviet
Union on the eve of the Paris
summit meeting.
He noted that the United States
had learned in the past that ag
gressors sometimes use negotia
ting periods in which to strike.
“I am thankful we had a
President who put the security
of the United States first, to be
sure that we did not have an
intelligence gap and that that
flight did take place,’ he said.
‘The security of the American
people counts first.”
Nixon jibed at the contention of
Sen. John Kennedy, leading can
didate for the Democratic nom
ination, that Eisenhower might
have saved the Paris conference
by expressing regret over the U-2
incident to Soviet Premier
Khrushchev. Nixon said he is
certain Khrushchev would have
wrecked the conference in any
event.
The Vice President called for a
calm and firm attitude toward
Khrushchev. He said the worst
thing any President could do
would be to get into a war of
words with the Soviet Premier.
In another indirect jab at
Rockefeller, Nixon rejected what
he called “the phony idea that
the United States is inferior to the
Soviet Union in the number of
missiles and that its missiles and
strategic air command bases are
vulnerable to attack.
Nixon never referred t)o Rocke
feller by name and made no men
tion of the possibility mentioned
Friday night by party National
Chairman Thurston Morton that
the New York Governor might
enter the race for the Republican
Presidential nomination actively.
A Rockefeller spokesman said
in New York, “I don’t know
where he got that idea. It didn’t
come from anyone around Rocke
feller.”
The Governor has said he
would accept a draft for the nom
ination.
Morton said he didn’t think a
re-entry by Rockefeller into the
race would make much differ
ence in the convention outcome.
He said National Committee
members “feel very definitely the
Vice President will be our
nominee.”
Nome Legion Post 19
Sees Big League Action
On Film Tomorrow
Nome Post No. 10, American
Legion, will be showing a film
Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. in the
B.O.T. Roadhouse. The film
shows the 1959 Dodgers-White
Sox World Series game, and
presents an opportunity, rare in
Nome, for a grandstand seat to
watch the big-leaguers in action
in America’s JJo. 1 sport.
Nome Post No. 19 has just been
given the 41st Anniversary
Award by the National Comman
der for contributing to the ad
vancement of the American Le
gion.
Tuesday’s film showing will
highlight a Post meeting at which
ideas can be heard and plans can
be made for fixing up the Post
Clubhouse, states Bob Morse,
spokesman for the group. He re
quests that all members who have
not been showing up regularly
plan to attend tomorrow, so that
the Post can arrange its honor
guard for the Midnight Sun Fes
tival Parade. “Out of 47 members
we must be able to have a better
representation than four-or five,”
states Bob.
Now forming with the assist
ance of Mrs. Jesse Jones, is a
local Legion Auxiliary, to be
comprised of wives, daughters
and sisters of American Le
gionnaires. They look forward to
lots of participation in Legion
activities. “Don’t let the girls get
the drop on you,” admonishes
Bob. “Be sure to attend the
meeting, and keep our Post
active.”
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For Sale at The Nugget
Public Works Department
Lists Bids for Work on
Nome-Teller Road
At a formal bid opening held
June 7, in Juneau, by the Depart
ment of Public Works, following
bids were tabulated for grading
and drainage of 13.839 miles of
the Nome-Teller Road between
Penny River and Sinuk River,
and construction of a bridge at
Cripple River:
Alcan Pacific Co., Anchorage,
$658,807; Central Construction,
Seattle, $672,274; Rivers Construc
tion, Fairbanks, $718,29; Inlet
Co., Anchorage, $744,500; Amer
ican Service Inc., and Pacifc
Construction, I n c., Anchorage,
$827,415; Green Construction Co.,
Des Moines, $850,730; Stock and
Grove, Anchorage, $898,903; Beck
and Associates, Seattle, $930,236;
S. S. Mullen, Seattle, $1,079, 440,
and Wm. A. Smith Contracting,
Kansas City, Kans., $1,113,576.
All bids are under study.
PROOF OF THE PUDDING . . .
ATLANTA. UP) — A restaurant
customer here told Judge James
Webb he didn’t pay for a steak
because the management said cus
tomers did not have to pay un
less they liked the food. The res
taurant manager confirmed the
statement.
“Did you like the steak?” asked
the judge.
“No,” the customer said.
“Did you eat it all?” the judge
persisted.
The customer admitted he did.
The judge assessed a 30-day
sentence and suspended it pro
vided the customer paid the $4.50
for the steak. The customer paid.
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To be Awarded at Nome’s 1960
MIDNIGHT SUN FESTIVAL
• ESKIMO DANCES
FRIDAY & SATURDAY PRELIMINARIES — 7 P.M.
SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS — 4 P.M.
RULES FOR COMPETITION: Dancing will be done by
groups of five or more persons, for a period of 15 lo
30 minutes for each series of dances.
| JUDGING will be on the basis of SHOWMANSHIP.
RHYTHM in group participation. Style and Appearance
of NATIVE ESKIMO ATTIRE. — DECISIONS OF THE
JUDGES WILL BE FINAL.
1st Prize ★ $150 — 2nd $75 — 3rd ★ $25
★ ★★★★★
• ESKIMO GAMES
— PRIZES AWARDED TO WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY —
— BLANKET TOSS —
JUDGING will be on the basis of the HIGHEST TOSS.
KEEPING BALANCE. LANDING ON FEET.
— HIGH KICK —
USING BOTH FEET — LAND QN FEET.
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1st Prize ★ $10 — 2nd ★ $5 — 3rd ★ $3
SUNDAY — 12 NOON !
1st Prize ★ $10 — 2nd ★ $5 — 3rd ★ $3
★ ★★★★★
• OOMIAK RACES
SUNDAY — 1 P. M.
RULES: Oomiaks will race one-half mile and back,
making a total race distance of ONE MILE, PADDLES
will be used for power, and each Oomiak will not carry
more than NINE MEN. Men aboard will be required
to hold the SAME SEATS throughout the race. Oomiaks
must have a total length of 28 feet or more.
1st Prize ★ $75 — 2nd ★ $50 — 3rd ★ $25
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