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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
k>ost office at Nome Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879
JUST A WORD OF WARNING—
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“Let Valor Not Fail” . . .
(.(.X ET VALOR NOT FAIL” is the motto of the 1st
jLj Airborne Battle Group of the 187th Infantry.
On the unit’s regimental crest is a heavy, sharp sword
symbolic of the paratroopers keeness and prepared
ness to defend the American heritage.
The 187th started out in 1943 as the 187th Glider
Infantry Regiment and has had a colorful history of 1
action in Korea, Japan and the Philippines.
Their part in the Willow Freeze Exercise and <
their part here tomorrow in this small tactical prob
lem will continue to prepare them to fulfill their
Strategic Army Corps mission of “Strong, Tough and
Ready Around the Clock.” They are trained and ready
for immediate airlift into any trouble spot anywhere
in the world.
Working with the Alaska National Guard of the
1st Scout Battalion will be another step in a unified
action and an experience for the Alaskans Which
might come in handy some day. The airborne unit in
turn will learn from the ANG boys valuable pointers
on use of equipment and clothing under the prevail
ing temperatures and other weather conditions of the
Arctic Coast.
A Salute to Our Boy Scout Leaders ...
SCOUT LEADERS will be recognized tomorrow
evening for their work to inspire and encourage
boys in our community to become better citizens.
Many men who were scouts in their youth and
many who only know scouting as adults as well as
many mothers have given up their time and the results
show as the scouts grow up to become leaders and re
sourceful men in our nation, in every walk of life.
Many men in our community, particularly fathers
of boys of scouting age are reluctant to “get involved”
in scouting, fearing that it will take too much time of
their time. They are missing a wonderful opportunity
to gain much themselves as they work with the youth
of the community as well as giving a service to the
community. Scouting has been in Nome for a long
time — it needs leaders now to carry on its programs.
Scouting is important to the community and we
are sure that qualified leaders will see their responsi
bilities and Scouting will meet with continued success.
From The
Nations Capitol
i The Weekly Newsletter from the
Office of Senator Ernest Gruening)
By GEORGE SUNDBORG
Administrative Assistant
Interest has been expressed in
the possible sale of the Alaska
Communications System. At this
time, Sen. Gruening has learned,
the situation is as follows:
No bill providing for sale has
been introduced in this Congress.
An executive message was sent
to Congress Jan. 3, however, re
questing legislation identical with
H. R. 4879, in the 86th Congress,
on which no action was taken.
The legislation, requested by
the Department of the Army,
would:
1. Provide for negotiated sale
of long lines communications fa
cilities in Alaska of the Depart
ments of the Army, Air Force and
the Federal Aviation Agency. The
executive message stated that sale
by competitive bid would be im
possible “because of the difficulty
and cost of defining in sufficient
detail the facilities required by a
purchasers.” The message also
states that “before negotiation
with any company, all United
States common carrier companies
will be canvassed to determine
those that are interested in pur
chasing the facilities.”
2. Require the advice of the at
torney general of the United States
to insure conformity with the
antitrust laws if the sale is ac
complished.
3. Require that the purchase
would not be legally disqualified
by the Federal Communications
Commission from holding a li
cense.
It is estimated that the cost to
the government of property to be
offered for sale, less depreciation
as of July 1. 1959, was approxi
mately $140 million. This com
prises FAA property valued at
$3,656,000. Army property of $20
million and Air Force property of
$116 million. It is indicated by the
executive message that the price
of sale cannot be determined un
til after an “impartial, independ
ent appraisal and subsequent ne
gotiation between the government
and the purchaser.”
• » •
Two area engineers with the
Bureau of Public Roads in Alas
ka have just completed partici
pation in an eight-day seminar
held in Washington by the BPR.
They are L. E. Hough of the BPR
office in Fairbanks, and J. J. Van
Zanten of Anchorage. The gen
eral topic of the seminar relates
to duties of contract administra
tion under the federal highway
act as it affects the various states.
The next seminar is planned for
Feb. 12-23 and Kenneth R. Sched
ler and John M. Cooley, both of
Anchorage, are to participate. The
third and last seminar is sched
uled in March, but it was un
known at this time who would
attend, although it is expected a
member of the Juneau BPR office
will be present.
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Sabotage and
Disease Stalk
Communist China
HONG KONG UR — Refugees
arriving from Communist China
say the twin specters of disease
and sabotage stalk the land.
Hunger, malnutrition and fam- j
ine in some areas have under
mined the people’s health and i
morale, they say, and passive but ;
crippling sabotage is setting in. j
Responsible Western experts !
here still see no sign of a mass |
uprising or revolution in the mak- :
ing. They say the Chinese Com
munists have taken drastic meas
ures to stave off disaster.
Apparently trying to give their
underfed, overworked people a
breather, the Peiping regime has
abandoned in all but name the
“great leap forward” campaign
on which it had pinned its hopes
of overtaking the West in in
dustrial and agricultural produc
tion.
Peiping also has started paying
out large sums of precious foreign
exchange — estimated at up to j
$200 million worth — to Australia ;
and Canada for food for its hungry
millions.
Refugees, streaming out of
China in increasing numbers,,
paint a harrowing picture. The
picture probably is colored by
emotion, but the stories they tell j
are being repeated too often these |
days to be disregarded.
The people of China are des
perate, they say. Food has always I
been short under Comunisum but
never this short. And rations are
being cut lower and lower.
Some state granaries have been
reported raided, others set afaire.
ENROLLMENT 1961 . . .
SACRAMENTO, Calif. UR —
Spring semester enrollment at
American River Junior College
this year totals 1961.
Rartletl Endorses the
Emphasis on Alaska’s
Strategic Importance
WASHINGTON UP) — Alaska
Sen. E. L. Bartlett has termed
“most significant” a military
paper that described his state as
“The Gibraltar of the North.”
Bartlett endorsed the emphasis
on Alaska’s strategic importance
expressed in a recent speech by
Col. Willard Pearson, operations
and training officer for the Army
in Alaska.
“It is Col. Pearson’s conclusion
that should another war come,
the Arctic Ocean will have the
same strategic significance as the
Mediterranean had in World War
II,” Bartlett said in remarks pre
pared for Senate delivery.
Pearson presents a logical case
for stationing missiles in Alaska,
Bartlett said, adding:
“He points out that an ICBM
stationed at Fairbanks, would have
a capacity to reach targets in most
of Western Europe, Russia and
China.”
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