THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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Transportation Facilities Needed
EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION and communi
cations facilities are needed in Alaska for stra- |
tegic purposes, stated Lt. Gen. Arthur G. Trudeau,
head of the U. S. Army Research and Development
Branch, while on a three day tour of military centers
in the State of Alaska.
He predicted that the development of land routes
dn Alaska and to Alaska would be one of the keys to
state development as well as encouraging people to
come to the state.
It is unfortunate that Gen. Trudeau could not
cover the route from Fairbanks to Nome by air and
see for himself how much has to be done to complete
this link in the transportation routes of the state. His
words of wisdom and his predictions may however
alert the State Highway Department of the importance
of Highway 97 so that the building to the northern
highway may be augmented by additional road work
locations betwixt and between as well as at both ends
of the road.
The air traffic of the world is coming to Alaska
and through Alaska which makes the ground and sea
transportation increasingly important.
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I Study Group Says
Don't Rush Indians
Into Citizenship
WASHINGTON UP — A study
group recommended Wednesday
that instead of rushing the Ameri
can Indian toward full citizenship j
and independence the government
should help him along "a new
trail” to the same goals.
This will require patience by
the government, understanding by
other Americans, and some effort
by the Indians themselves, the
group added.
These general recommendations
I —and a batch of specific ones— j
! were made by the task force on
Indian affairs in a 77-page report
I to Secretary of the Interior Stew
| art Udall.
I "The proper role of the federal
government is to help Indians
—one which leads to equal citi
zenship, maximum self suf
ficiency and full participation in
American life,” the task force
said.
Udall said: "We plan to place
emphasis on Indian development
rather than on termination (of
specific federal services to In
dians) in the belief this approach
! will win the cooperative response
from our Indian citizens, which is
the keystone of a successful pro
gram.”
The task force proposed steps
aimed at improving education and
economic development of the na
tion’s 520,000 Indians, 360,000 of
whom still live on reservations.
Two major recommendations
called for the settlement of fre
quently confusing claims to In
dian property ard the creation
of a 15-member board to advise
the Interior Department on In
dian affairs.
| The property problem resulted
, from the breaking up of many
| reservations into small holdings
between 1887 and 1934. Many of
the land titles were held in trust
by the government for individual
Indians. Upon their death, nu
merous heirs of many tracts fre
quently disagreed on use of the
land.
One great plains reservation
alone, the task force said, was
found to have 108,000 acres which
“fractioned ownership.”
“Living conditions on this
reservation are among the worst
to be found in Indian country
and the welfare burden is im
mense,” the study group said.
It proposed that in such cases
the land be sold or developed
commercially with proceeds di- I
vided among the disputing own- ]
ers.
In some cases the Secretary of
the Interior could contract for
timber sales and distribute the
income to Indian owners. In
others, he could transfer interest
in the land to the tribal govern
ment and let it compensate the
owners.
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Boat Operator Warned of
Niagara Falls Treachery
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. —
Deputy Fire Chief Edward Os
wald says he and other officials
were discussing Niagara River
safety at the LaSalle Yacht Club
four miles above the falls when
they noticed a cruiser going by,
down river.
Several men climbed into a
motorboat, overtook the cruiser
and warned about the nearness of
the falls.
“We just wanted to see where
that spray ahead was coming
from,” said one of the occupants
of the cruiser.
The spray was from the falls
themselves, where four people
were killed this year when their
■boat engine quit too close to the
brink.
Every two minutes, cancer kills
a man, woman or child in the
United States. According to the
American Cancer Society, many
of these deaths could be prevented
by early diagnosis and treatment.
Boxer Sonny Liston
Suspended Because Of
Two Recent Arrests
PHILADELPHIA UP — The
Pennsylvania State Athletic Com
mission today suspended Charles
(Sonny) Liston, the No. 1 heavy
weight challenger, indefinitely for
action detrimental to boxing and
the public.
Alfred Klein, one of the three
member commission, read the
suspension decision and told Lis
ton he could apply for reinstate
ment at “such time as you have
rehabilitated yourself and shown
that you have respect for the
law.”
The suspension of the 28-year
old Liston resulted from two re
cent arrests in Philadelphia. One
for lounging on a corner when
told to move by police and the
other a month later on various
charges including impersonating
an officer while allegedly forcing
a woman to stop her car in a
lonely park section.
Liston was released by magi
strates after both arrests but the
State Athletic Commission ordered
Liston to show cause why his
boxing license should not be sus
pended.
Liston, an ex-convict served
two terms in prison in Missouri.
“Sailplane” Soars to
16,200 Foot Height
RAWLINS, Wyo. UP — Bob
Fisher of Moses Lake, Wn., who is
gliding across the nation in what
he calls a “sailplane,” said he
soared as high as 16,200 feet above
sea level over southern Idaho and
Wyoming Wednesday, and flew
360 miles.
He said it was “the best flight
I’ve made in my soaring career.”
Fisher, who started from Seat
tle, left Burley, Idaho Wednes
day morning and landed in Raw
lins at dusk. He said he had to
use an oxygen bottle for four
of eight hours aloft. The plane
has no engine.
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Two Political Leaders
Urge Congress to
Retain Electoral College
WASHINGTON UP — The chair
men of the two major political
parties urged Congress yesterday
J to retain the Electoral College.
But they disagreed on other
| changes in the method of electing
Presidents.
Chairman John M. Bailey of
! the Democratic National Com
I mittee called for a consitutional
j amendment to prevent electors
| from deserting the candidate to
whom they are pledged.
Chairman William E. Miller of
| the Republican National Commit
| tee urged the adoption of a plan
; by which electors would be chosen
by congressional districts, with
two being named at-large in each
state.
Both proposed that when no
candidate gets a majority of
electoral votes and the election
has to be decided in Congress
that all members of the Senate
and the House be permitted to
vote. Such contests now are set
tled in the House, with each state
delegation having one vote.
Man and Wife Have
Shoot-Out in LA
. . . Wife Dies
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Mc
Neal, 41, confined to a wheelchair
with World War II injuries,
separated four months ago from
his wife, Frances, 31.
Last night they met to discuss
a division of furniture — and
argued.
Then, police say, this happened:
McNeal drew a .38 pistol he
carried in the chair and fired
a 9hot.
Mrs. McNeal, unscathed, went
and got another pistol and return
ned.
“Now you’ve got your gun and
I’ve got mine,” she said.
They both went for their guns.
McNeal got his out of the wheel
chair before his wife got hers
out of her purse.
He shot her in the head and
she fell dead.
Officers booked McNeal on
suspicion of murder.
Anyone who thinks he knows
all the answers isn’t up to date
on the questions.
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