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CHURCH MEMBERSHIPS SET RECORD
Church memberships in the United States have
passed the 100,000,000 mark for the first time in his
tory. The National Council of Churches, reported re
cently that there are now 100,162,529 members of
all faiths.
Compared with figures of a year ago, this repre
sents ^n increase from 97,482,611.
The tabulation contained in the Council yearbook
shows that the upsurge of church memberships, which
began shortly after World War II, is continuing. This
is proved by the fact that 60.9 percent of all Ameri
cans belong to churches. This is the highest percentage
on record.
In 1950, for example, it was fifty-seven percent
and in 1940 forty-nine per cent, and in 1900 thirty-six
per cent. A hundred years ago, in an era which many
people considered a religious era, less than twenty per
cent of all Americans belonged to a church.
This is certainly encouraging progress, and some
thing which is gratifying to all Americans.
The report shows there are 58,448,000 Protestants
in the country as of 1956; 33,396,000 Roman Catholics;
5,500,000 Jews, and 2,386,000 Eastern Orthodox church
members. _
Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALVERSON
The seasons of Mars are about
six months long and its year is
equal to 687 days.
Mars’ atmosphere is very rare
and thin—more so than that sur
rounding the peak of Mount Ever
est, the earth’s highest mountain.
One can easily observe permanent
markings on Mars’ surface, since
the density of its air is less than
one-fourth that of the earth.
During the severe months of
winter on Mars, the white caps
about the poles increase greatly,
.and during summer they vanish
to small areas. The white caps
are reservoirs of moisture for
that planet.
When the polar caps melt, they
are bordered by a blue belt and
this belt is visible only when the
white caps disappear. These polar
caps are supposed to be snow and,
with the aid of the spectroscope,
they are known to be snow.
Army Secty. Recommends
$4 Million Dredging Of
Anchorage Harbor
WASHINGTON, MV- Secretary
of the Army Wilbur M. Brucker
lias recommended that Congress
approve a four million dollar
dredging project at Anchorage.
The project would provide a
minimum 35-foot channel adja
cent to the existing ocean dock
and proposed wharf facilities, as
well as jetties and other protec
tion works. Including purchase of
a dredge, the estimated federal
cost would be $4,010,000 and
$70,000 a year maintenance.
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Eisenhower Declares He Is Physically
Fit To Carry on For Four More Years
In First Nation-Wide Political Talk
WASHINGTON, W— Presidents
Eisenhower told American voters
Wednesday night he feels physi
cally fit to carry on for four
more years what he called a vig
orous quest for real peace.
In his first nation-wide radio
television bid for re - election,
Eisenhower said he wants a mili
tarily strong and vigilant, but
patient and comprehending, Am
erica to lead the world to peace.
An unsmiling Eisenhower sev
eral times took issue with his
Democratic opponent, Adlai Ste
venson, without mentioning his
name. And he accepted at the
start the health challenge the
Democrats have raised because
of his abdominal operation last
June and his heart attack nearly
a year ago.
Keying his speech to the word
“peace,” Eisenhower said he had
achieved a personal kind of peace
—“granted to me by the mercy
of the Almighty”—that gives him
confidence he can carry on the
duties of the presidency. •
Eisenhower’s presentation of
his case on a single network,
CBS, was in contrast to Steven
son’s four - network campaign
opener from Harrisburg, Pa., last
week. The GOP National Com
mittee chose to leave three net
works open for those who might
wish to watch or hear other
| things.
Men and Dogs Search
For Five Scientists Lost
On Arctic Glacier
LONGYEAR, CITY, Spitsber
gen, Norway, l/P—Men and dogs
searched today for five Russian
and Scandinavian scientists lost
on Vestfonna glacier in the arctic
Spitsbergen Archipelago since last
Monday.
The scientists, landed from the
Russian expeditionary ship Ob,
are a Swedish meteorologist and
a geologist and a Norwegian me
teorologist and the two Russians.
The governor’s office here said
the scientists are lost somewhere
on the wild Nordaustlandet—the
second largest island in the archi
pelago—near Murchison Bay. The
search party has been hindered!
by a blizzard and fog.
Canada Approves Sale
Of 24 Sabre Jets to Israel
OTTAWA, I/P—Prime Minister
Louis St. Laurent announced to
day the Canadian government has
approved the sale of 24 Canadian
Sabre jet fighter planes to Israel.
He said in a statement issued
by his office that the planes will
be shipped during the next six
months but that if “political cir
cumstances” during this time
should warrant, the outstanding
part of the order would be can
celed or delivery postponed.
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Where Stevenson seemed to
show some irritation at a mech
anical prompting device, Eisen
hower read from a text in front
of him, frequently raising his
head to look the camera in its
eye.
Where Stevenson had occasion
al quips and fleeting smiles, the
President did not once break out
his wide grin until he had com
pleted his address and brought
Mrs. Eisenhower into the camera
range.
Eisenhower finished five min
utes before the end of the half
hour for which the Republican
National Committee paid about
$79,000.
Since the full 30 minutes had
been contracted for, the GOP
paid out an estimated $13,000 for
time which Eisenhowed did not
use. The network filled in with
a news broadcast.
Wearing a blue shirt, dark gray
suit and a blue and red tie, Eisen
hower sat in a green leather chair
behind a desk covered with dark
red felt. He wore no makeup ex
cept for a light powdering to take
the shine off his forehead.
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502 Register At
Alaska University
For All-Time High
COLLEGE — Registration for
fall semester at the University of
Alaska Tuesday broke all records
when it reached 502. Mrs. Laura
E. Jones, registrar, predicted that
the number will increase before
registration closes October 3.
A total of 456 persons regis
tered for the first semester last
year. Mrs. Jones said that she is
confident total enrollment for the
1956-57 academic year will reach
600 following second semester
registration. Students represent
most Alaskan communities and
states in the Union.
The students are returning to
a vastly changed campus. Mer
cury vapor lights were installed
during the summer. Workmen
are completing their paving of
the streets and installation of
sidewalks. Most of the buildings
boast new coats of paint.
Latest new building into which
students moved this week is an
other 100-man dormitory. Uni
versity officials are planning
ahead for the enrollment which
they know will continue to set
I new records. Present plans call
1 for the installation before winter
; of foundations for a new 100
; woman dormitory which will be
1 completed by next fall.