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Entered u second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
pest office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1*79.
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WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF!
Fence for Our Defense . .
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MOSCOW HAS WARNED that submarines ven
turing near- its shores shall be oonsidered in
truders and will be destroyed. It usually means what
it says. •
Yet Russia has ships in waters close enough to
our shores for Alaskans to see from the air and watch
from the shore. These ships have no fears about being
routed out as intruders because there is no fence in
the Alaska defense to protect its shores or discourage
foreign familiarity with our beaches. The people of
St. Lawrence Island actually see more naval activity
from the east than from the west.
The time has come when a vigorous air patrol
t be kept by planes based on this northern coast
to alert us to what goes on in these waters. This is the
time to do some research on how to live in this coastal
area should the need arise; this is the tune to famil
iarize military pilots and crews with the area so they
can be more efficient when and if trouble arises.
This can only be done with a military base in or near
Nome. If not, we had all better start learning how to
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President Kennedy responded to
the Soviet diplomatic offensive
by offering to negotiate but
stressing the West’s intention to
fight for Berlin if necessary. He
called for the biggest U. S. troop
buildup since the Korean War,
including the right to hold mili
tary men in service.
The latest Soviet statement ac
cused Kennedy of making threats
and reinforcing them with an arms
reinforcing them with an arms
buildup by the United States and
its North Atlantic Allies and pre
senting “something like an ulti
matum, demanding essentially that
we withdraw in general the ques
tion of the conclusion of a peace
treaty with Germany.”
Asst. Secty. of State
Williams Gets Punched
In the Face While in Africa
LUSAKA, Northern Rhodesia UP
— G. Mennen Williams was re
ported punched in the face at the
Lusaka Airport Monday night by
a white man who disapproved' of
U. S. policy in Africa.
A spectator said the hands of
the assailant of Williams, Assist
ant Secretary of State for Afri- J
can Affairs, were left covered with
blood.
Williaips did not mention any
such incident and he showed no
sign of having been roughed up
when he arrived a few hours later
at Leopoldville, the Congo, for a
refueling stop on his way back
to Washington.
Williams was winding up a six
week goodwill and fact-finding
trip across this troubled continent.
Minuteman Missile Flies
Out of Control and Crashes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. W* —
A Minuteman missile flew wildly
out of control and crashed in
flames on the Cape today as it
was launched for the first time
from an underground silo.
There was no immediate report
of casualties or damage. Mem
bers of the launch crew were in
a concrete-reinforced blockhouse
several hundred feet away.
A rush of flame and smoke
burst from the 90-foot deep pit
as the missile ignited. Seconds
later the 58-foot Minuteman dart
ed through the smoke cloud and
pitched out of control, tumbling
back onto the launch area.
The impact sent a huge ball of
fire hundreds of feet into the sky.
David Craft, son of Mr: and Mrs.
Ash Craft leaves for Greenbriar
Military Academy in West Va., to
finish his high school studies.
Eunice Bergland is enjoying a
. short vacation here with friends.
She is well known here, having
been itinerant public health
nurse for several years before
being transferred to another part
of the state.
Carl Anderson, of FAA and star
tioned here for many years leaves
soon for Summit where he has
been transtferred.
Rotoflow Water Purification Plant
Produces Clear, Safe Drinking Water
A new Northwest indystry was
on its way last week when the
first commercial Rotoflow Water
Purification Plant was assembled
by the Northwest Filter Co., of
Seattle. Thorough testing was con
ducted prior to delivery to the
Bangor, Wn. Naval Ammunition
Depot. Rotoflow is the nation’s
first package water purification'
plant designed for use by home
and industry.
A test rotoflown unit has been
operating on the Duwamish River
for several months, producing
clear, safe drinking water from
the muddy, contaminated stream.
Probably most amazing is the fact
that the rotoflow process eli
minates obnoxious odors and
actually makes the water delicious
to the taste.
Local industrialists have refused
to believe it until they saw for
themselves, and then, enthusiasm
has waxed quickly. Many hun
dreds of dollars can be saved by
converting available water to
usable form.
Northwest Filter Co. person
nel have been primarily design
engineers for water “clearifica
tion” and have custom-designed
water purification plants for vari
ous industries in all parts of the
world. They are presently install
ing plants in Canada, Alaska, Ten
nessee, New Mexico, and are
Space Agency Orders
Four Ranger Spacecraft
PASADENA, Calif. UP) — A U.S.
"Space Agency official says four
more (Ranger spacecraft have been
ordered for close-up television ex
ploration of the Moon.
Dr. Robert C. Seaman Jr., as
sociate administrator of the Na
tional Aeronautics and Space Ad
ministration, said Tuesday that
addition of the four $20-million
craft will hike the total program
to nine spacecraft. Cal Tech’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory builds
them.
The first of the Rangers was
launched Aug. 23. Seaman said
that the acceleration of the
Ranger program" is generally de
signed to land an American on
the Moon by 1970.
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39 Cubans Force Boat
Into Jamaica; Seek Asylum
KINGSTON, Jamaica UP) — i
Thirty-nine Cubans, including
women end children, forced the
captain of a 50-foot motor vessel
to put into Port Antonio on Ja
maica’s north coast.
The captain said the Cubans
turned on him at gunpoint yes
terday and that he brought the
craft in last night. His name and
that of the vessel, along with
other details, were not immedi
ately s.vailable.
Authorities said the 39 Cuban
passengers all asked for political
sylum. They added that the Cu
ban owners had asked that the
vessel be returned. The refugees
were placed under protective cus
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working with consulting engineers
on a treatment plant in New Zea
land. They previously designed
six Northwest installations for the
Weyerhaueser Timber Co.
Chemicals are drawn into the
rotcflow in precise measure, based
on analysis of the water before
installation. Once processed, posi
tive filtering action removes all
chemical taste. The unique de
sign of the foolproof sand filter
forces an automatic cleansing of
the filter at the exact instant it is
required. After approximat
seven hours of uninterrupted p
cessing, a backwash process
thoroughly cleans the filter with
in throe minutes. The unit then
automatically reverts back to pro
cessing.
The cost of a rotoflow unit is
usually less than that of a well.
In various parts of the country
even deep-well water has proved
unsafe for drinking because of
various types of pollution. While
well water may toe pronounced
perfectly safe at the time the well
is built, it can become contami
nated within a few years. As all
contamination, even from sewage,
can be eliminated by the roto
flow, its manufacturers expect
that it will eventually replace
wells in areas where water can
be brought to the site economic
ally.
Resolution Adopted for
New Reception Center
At Anchorage Airport
SEATTLE UPt -L A resolution
urging federal construction of an
international reception center at
Anchorage has been adopted by
the Resolutions Committee of the
American Municipal Congress,
George H. Byer, Mayor of An
chorage said Tuesday.
Byer, hero for the 28th An
nual Congress in the Olympic
Hotel, pointed out to the Resolu
tions Committee that the Anchor
age International Airport is
among the five top American air
ports for international travel and
is host to world leaders, ambassa
dors, diplomats, businessmen, stu
dents and travelers from the world
over.
Anchorage has proposed con
struction of a reception center
which would provide adequate fa
cilities for world travelers and
would include a picture story and
displays of Axherica, depicting its
ideals, customs and ways of life,
Byer said.
“Anchorage is a world air stop
between foreign countries on the
Polar Route, Europe and the Far
East,” Byer said. ‘"Hie facility
would replace the present tiny
lounge which is greatly inade
quate.
“We feel that it would afford
many foreign travelers who do not
plan to visit the United States to
become acquainted with our cul
ture during their stopover. We
feel it would be a great assistance
to the government’s mutual se
curity program.”
AUTOMATIC SHAVING . . .
TOKYO UPl — A Japanese
is marketing what it calls “the
world’ll first automatic shaving
device” — an electric razor that
hums for five minutes when a 10
yen (2.8 cents) piece is dropped
in the slot.
The company says the device,
complete with sanitizing attach
ment, is designed for offices, fac
tories, hotels, waiting rooms and
public baths to meet the “current
trend of the Instant mood.”