THE NOME NUGGET
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“ U.S. TRAVELERS SPEND $1,000,000,000
President Emory S. Land, of the Air Transport
Association, recently said European countries are earn
ing more dollars by catering to U.S. citizens than by
any other method. He reported U.S. travelers spent
approximately $1,000,000,000 in foreign countries last
year.
Land estimated that the average expenditure of
a U.S. citizen traveling abroad is $771. It is interesting
to note that many foreign countries, especially those
in Europe, have increased their take of dollars from
U.S. tourists as a result of lower trans-ocean air fares.
Since U.S. travelers bring dollars with them and
since foreign countries need dollars badly, there is a
move afoot in some countries to subsidize carriers to
Europe and other points as a means of earning more
dollars. This plan has been advanced before and is
usually impractical because of international air rate
agreements. The best solution in these circumstances
is for foreign countries to earmark domestic funds for
improving tourist attractions and accommodations.
The American traveler, it seems, is becoming the
greatest rover in the history of civilization. In his
travels he carries with him certain responsibilities,
which, in the past, some have failed to recognize.
In view of the current international situation, it
is in the interest of the U.S. traveler to become a
goodwill ambassador, as well as a tourist.
16 Killed In Crash
Of 4-Engine Plane
In Rome Outskirts |
ROME, 15)—A smoking four
engine Philippines Airline plane
crashed and exploded in the popu
lous outskirts of Rome Thursday
and all 16 persons aboard were
killed.
The big DC-6 hit a vacant lot j
not- far from a big apartment
building. It was coming in for a
landing on a flight from Beirut,
Lebanon, one leg in its regularly j
scheduled trip from Manila to |
London. An eyewitness said the 1
left engines were smoking as it j
approached Ciampino Airport out
side Rome. It appeared to be!
heading for the building, then
banked and plunged into the lot1
with a tremendous roar.
Among the seven passengers I
aboard was the airline’s European j
manager, Royal R. Jordan, a na- j
live of Poston who has lived in
Rome several years. The pilot—
chief of the nine-man crew’ aboard
—was Ira Broome of Caro, Mich.,
head pilot for the airline. The co
pilot was identified as William
Rose of Alton, 111., w’ho friends
said lived with his wife in Rome.
It was the first fatal accident
in the airline’s international oper
ation. The Philippine airline was
given a safety award last October
at an international air conference.
Airline officials said the cause
of the crash was as yet unknown.
An investigation was launched
immediately. The officials specu
lated the pilot chose to plunge his
smoking plane into the open field
rather than crash into the crowd
ed apartment buildings nearby.
NOTICE
J.nior Police Patrol meeting
tomorrow, Jan. IB, at 1 p.m.
First Ship With Relief
Supplies For Fishermen
Heads North Today
SEATTLE, UP—The first “relief
ship” cargo for the hard-hit Al
aska fishing districts heads north
ward today.
The Motorship Susitna was due
to sail for southeast Alaska at
1 p.m. It is scheduled for calls at
Ketchikan, Juneau, Wrangell,
Petersburg and Sitka. The largest
cargoes are listed for Ketchikan
and Sitka, from where the sup
plies will be distributed to small
fishing communities nearby.
Authorities directing the relief
project said earlier that the south
east shipments would constitute
a two-month supply.
Another ship is due to sail Jan.
21 with a four-month supply for
the villages of the Bristol Bay
sector.
Wishful Thinking, Perhaps?
SHERBORNE, England, UP —
Students working on a school
essay assignment—“The day the
school caught fire”—had to leave
the project unfinished Thursday.
The school caught fire.
NOTICE
At a special meeting of the
Nome City Council, held Jan. 12,
1954, the following ordinance,
entitled "An Ordinance of the
City of Nome, Alaska, confirming
the result of an election held
therein on November 24, 1953,
providing for the issuance of
electric system revenue bonds of
the City in total principal sum of
$225,030, etc.," was approved.
Ordinance No. 361 is posted at
the U. S. Commissioner's office,
U. S. Post Office and the bulletin
board of the City Hall for your
further reading and clarification.
City of Nome,
By Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Publish Jan. 13, 15, 1954
No Evidence Seen
Reds Will Renew
Korea Hostilities
WASHINGTON, Ufl—Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway said Thursday
Pentagon leaders do not see any
evidence that the Communists in
tend to renew hostilities in Korea.
Ridgway, the Army chief of
staff, was formerly supreme com
mander of Allied powers in the
Far East.
He told the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee that the
planned withdrawal of the two
U.S. divisions from South Korea
would not weaken the American
position but would provide greater
flexibility of action.
Ridgway and Secretary of the
Army Robert T. Stevens appeared
before the committee to urge Sen
ate ratification of a mutual de
fense pact negotiated with Korea.
In reply to a question by Chair
man Wiley (R-Wis), Ridgway said
there have been “verified with
drawals” of Chinese units from
North Korea since the armistice
but he said the over-all Commu
nist strength there still is “not far
from one million” men.
Ridgway told the committee
there also was verified evidence
that the Communists have rebuilt
war-torn airfields since the armis
tice and have constructed some
new airfields.
NOME MERCHANTS GUNNING
FOR 10TH STRAIGHT WIN
IN TONIGHT'S HOOP GAME
In the second round of play on
the local hardwood court at 7
p.m., the undefeated Nome Mer
chants will be gunning for their
10th straight • win when they
tangle with the ever dangerous
Air Force Five. At 8:15 the Nome
Nanooks take on a strong entry
for this second half, the 10th
Radio team.
There has been a pressing need
for referees for the twice a week
doubleheaders and any persons
interested in helping out for the
remainder of the season, please
contact the coach at the high
school at the earliest time.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Anchorage: Betty Murray,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Strickland, Pfc.
Ehlbe, Pfc. Questad, Virginia
Brown, Clarence Willoya, Allen
Doyle.
To Unalakleet: John Osborn, Lt.
J. Simmons, Maurice Kelliher,
Laura Nashalook.
To Kotzebue: Don Grinsell, H.
J. Rowe.
To McGrath: E. Hanson.
To Moses Point. Jack Wichels.
From Anchorage: Bob Curtis
and R. O. Piscoya.
Bering Sea Club Piggy Bank
Nets S64.15 For ACCA
The Alaska Crippled Children’s
Assn., through its president, Mar
got Hoppin, has expressed apprec
iation to the Bering Sea Club for
its contribution of $64.15, which
was collected in the giant piggy
bank and turned over to the local
representative of the ACCA, Mrs.
Donald Lyle.
The letter stated that 25 per
cent of the amount collected will
be used by the Nome chapter for
local charities.
NOTICE
City slickers for moior ve
hicles and driver's licenses for
Ihe calendar year 19*4, are now
available at the Cily Clerk's
office.
Carrie M. McLain,
Cily Clcr ;
Publish Jan. 13, 2 , 2., 195.
Demo Senator Asks If McCarthy
Prohe of Gov’t Spending in Alaska
Is Aimed To Prevent Statehood
WASHINGTON, UP)—Sen. Mc
Carthy and his Senate investiga
tions subcommittee dug into doc
uments Thursday which McCar
thy said, tell a story of “claimed
graft and corruption” in govern
ment spending in Alaska.
A Democratic senator mean
while raised the question whether
the probe is aimed at keeping Al
aska, which usually voes Demo
cratic, from becoming a state.
McCarthy told reporters staff
members of his subcommittee
have given him about 2,000 photo
graphic copies of letters and other
documents concerning operations
of what he termed an interlocking
network of companies in Alaska.
He said the subcommittee prob
ably will require a month of prep
aration before starting public
hearings.
McCarthy did not go into spe
cific details on what the docu
ments contain. He and Sen. Dirk
sen (R-Ill) were the only sub
committee members present as the
inquiry started behind closed
doors. Democratic members quit
the subcommittee in a dispute
with McCarthy last year.
Sen. Smathers (D-Fla) made
public a letter questioning wheth
er the Alaskan inquiry might be
“political” in nature, and urged
an investigation of alleged Com
munist activity in Hawaii.
The letter was addressed to
Sen. Butler <R-Neb), chairman of
the Senate Interior Committee
now holding hearings on the ad
ministration’s request for admis
sion of Hawaii to the Union as a
state. Republican leaders have in
dicated they do not plan to sup
port statehood for Alaska at this
time.
“I am sure you will agree that
it is regarded as an accepted fact
that if Hawaii becomes a state,
she will send two Republican
senators to the Congress; and if
f
Alaska is admitted, she will send
two Democratic senators,” Smath
ers wrote Butler.
“It is unfortunate, to say the
least, that at this time when a
vote on reporting these bills is
to be considered, that the alleged
corruption in Alaska story should
suddenly appear, requiring fur
ther hearings, by another commit
tee, before Republicans would feel
that they were safe in voting for
Alaska’s admission.
“The timing of that discovery
is amazing, to say the least.
“While there may 'be some mal
feasance in Alaska involving dol
lar bills, it could not possibly be
more serious than the proven
Communism influence in Hawaii.
Look Wheat Ivan Has Done Now!
LONDON, UPl — Moscow radio
said Friday Soviet scientists have
developed a perennial wheat
which yields year after year with
out re-seeding.
A whale’s flippers have the
same five-fingered structure as
the human hand and foot.
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