THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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FLAG DAY
Monday is Flag Day and should inspire all of us to
unfurl Old Glory and refresh our memories on what
it represents to all Americans.
The first Flag Day was authorized by Congress
June 14th, 1777, and has since come to be observed all
over America. It was first decreed that there should
be a star and stripe for each state, and the first flag
had thirteen stars and thirteen stripes.
As more states came into the Union, it became
apparent that this would have to change, so it was in
1818 that Congress enacted that the number of stripes
be thirteen, representing the thirteen original colonies
and that a star should be added for each succeeding
state.
The name “Old Glory” was first given our national
flag by Capt. Wm. Driver in 1831. The flag was first
carried in battle at Brandywine. The flag first flew
over foreign territory at Nassau, Bahama Islands in
1778.
The Flag of the United States is the third oldest
of the national standards of the world. Older than the
Union Jack of England or the Tricolor of France.
The United States Flag is unique in the deep and
noble significance of its message to the entire world:
a message of national independence, of individual lib
erty, of idealism and of patriotism.
Some day there will be another star which will
symbolize a closer unity of Americans on the North
American continent. When Alaskans can proudly look
at the Stars and Stripes and say, “We belong,” it will
be another step in democracy and freedom for all.
Proposal To Merge Six Alaskan
Airlines Into Two Be Made Soon
ANCHORAGE—A proposal for
merger of six Alaskan airlines
into two separate firms will be
formally presented to the Civil
Aeronautics Board in the near
future, it was reported this week
from Seattle.
The report, carried in the Seat
tle Post-Intelligencer, says the
proposed merger, if carried out,
would “save several million dol
lars yearly in federal subsidies
for airlines serving Alaska” and
would also lower air fares for
Alaskans and improve service.
If the government approves the
proposal, Northern Consolidated
Airlines and Wien Alaska, Air
lines would be merged with the
Alaska Airlines system.
The other merger would com
bine Reeve Aleutian Airways and
Cordova Airlines with Pacific
Northern Airlines.
According to the Post-Intelli
gencer report, the proposed new
combinations would “strengthen
route structures” within the ter
ritory and at the same time econ
omies would be affected through
concentration of the carriers’
maintenance, accounting, pur
chasing and similar work in the
Seattle area where costs are lower
than in Alaska.
Increasing revenues, it is said,
could go in part toward support
ing weaker runs within Alaska.
Without change of aircraft, Al
aska Airlines would fly from Port
land and Seattle to Anchorage
and then to Nome and Kotzebue
via McGrath and Unalakleet.
Pacific Northern could operate
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from Seattle through Anchorage
tor Naknek in the Bristol Bay area
and through Anchorage to Kodiak
without change of planes.
The merger plan first was
broached during hearings in
Washington D.C. before the CAB
chief examiner, Francis W.
Brown. The merger plan is de
tailed in a brief filed with Brown
by the Alaska Airlines in the
States-Alaska renewal case.
Ike’s Foreign Policy
Draws Blame and Praise
In Congress Debate
WASHINGTON, UV—The ad
ministration’s foreign policy was
the target of both criticism and
praise on Capitol Hill Wednesday
as congressional debate over the
Indochina crisis erupted along
party lines.
Sen. Kefauver (D-Tenn) told
the Senate one administration fac
tion is “a genuine war party,”
willing to “go it alone in Indo
china.” He said the United States
twice in recent weeks came within
“a hair’s breadth” of intervening
in Indochina and was kept from
open hostilities there “only by
the reluctance of the British to
join us.”
Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Neb) said
he had been disturbed by reports
this country had been near inter
vention, but expressed confidence
President Eisenhower will say so
publicly if the danger of direct
U.S. involvement arises.
Dulles for U.N. Action
On Indochina During
Peace Talks at Geneva
SEATTLE, (#1—Secretary of
State Dulles Thursday rejected
British and French arguments
that the United Nations should not
act on Indochina while peace neg
otiations with the Communists are
under way at Geneva.
He appealed in effect for speedy
action by the U.N. Security Coun
cil to send a peace observation
commission to Southeast Asia, as
serting that “knowledge has never
yet been an impediment ot honest
negotiation.”
Dulles did not mention Britain
and France by name but U.S. dip
lomats in Washington said those
nations have been the principal
source of arguments which Dulles
said have “little validity.”
His speech was prepared for the
International Rotary Convention
here.
"PILGRIM'S PROGRESS" FILM
TO BE SHOWN TOMORROW
A color motion picture, “Pil
grim’s Progress,” will be shown at
the Community Methodist Church
Saturday, June 12, at 8:00 p.m.
“Pilgrim’s Progress is said to
be still the second best seller in
the world, the Holy Bible ranking
first.
The picture consists of animat
ed drawings—100,000 of them!
Real thrills await those who see
this movie version of John Bun
yon’s classic. ‘
WIEN AIRLINES
From Kotzebue: Lily Savaria,
Leonard Johnson, C. A. Brad
shaw and four tourists.
To Fairbanks: Charles Jones,
Harry Richerson, Alberta Scho
field, Laura Bishop, W. W. Laws.
To Candle: W. C. Thomas.
To Kotzebue: Major Vernon
Martin.
World Court Hearings on
Pay for Ex-U.N. Workers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, UP)—
The International Court of Justice
opened hearings Thursday on
whether the U.N. General Assem
bly has the right to review
compensation awards granted 11
American U.S. employes fired be
cause they refused to answer
questions put by a U.S. loyalty
board.
Halt in Legal Action in
Roosevelt Domestic Battle
Raises Settlement Hopes
PASADENA, Calif., WPI—Legal
proceedings in the domestic battle
between James Roosevelt and his
wife Romelle have been halted,
raising the possibility that the
case may be settled amicably.
An answer and a deposition
were due from Roosevelt Wednes
day, but instead these matters
were placed off calendar. Counsel
for Mrs. Roosevelt, however, de
nied there was any connection be
tween this action and Roosevelt’s
success at Tuesday’s primary elec
tion.
Voters gave Roosevelt the Dem
cratic nomination for congress
man from the 26th District, al
though he had no assistance from
the party’s national chairman.
Mrs. Roosevelt last Jan. 29 sued
for separate maintenance, asking
$3,500 monthly in temporary sup
port. Roosevelt counter-sued for
divorce. The court granted her
$1,625 a month.
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Senate Finance Group
Gives Eisenhower Support
On Tax Revision Bill
WASHINGTON, UP)—Senate Fi
nance Committee action giving
President Eisenhower just about
what he asked for in tax changes
Thursday dimmed the prospects
of victory for a Democrat-planned
floor fight to tack on an income
tax cut.
Finishing its work on the 875
page Tax Revision Bill Wednes
day night after six weeks of se
cret deliberations, the group ac
cepted nearly all of the benefits
for corporations and individuals
sought by the administration.
These would amount to about $1,
400,000,000 in tax cuts in the first
year of the measure’s operation.
Democrats on the committee did
not even offer their proposal for
a big reduction in personal income
taxes by a boost in exemptions. It
had become obvious the commit
tee support threw cold water on
any hopes for a general income
tax reduction in the revision bill,
for the Senate rarely upsets the
Finance Committee on tax legisla
tion.
TRUMAN PLUGS FOR
LIBRARY IN MIDWEST
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., [Rh—
Former President Harry Truman
said Wednesday night “up to now,
the people who live east of the
Appalachians believe if you go
west of the mountains everyone
has horns and a tail.”
He made the comment after
saying he was interested in seeing
a library to house his papers lo
cated in this section of the coun
try as a development that would
have national significance and
draw people from the East.
MOTORIST SWEARS AT JUDGE
DENVER, UP)—Leo May, 23, of
Denver, swore at the motorist who
pulled alongside him and cau
tioned him about reckless driving.
At the curb he challenged the
man to a fight.
But three hours later he quietly
pleaded guilty to charges of using
profanity and received a $10 fine
from Municipal Judge George Mc
Namara, the motorist who had
admonished him.
SWEDEN BANS EXPORTS
TO RED-TINGED GUATEMALA
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (#)—
Sweden disclosed yesterday she
has banned arms exports to Com
munist-tinged Guatemala.
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