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VOL. LVIII No. 83 ■ NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1956 _Per Copy—154
KNOM-TV Will
Be Operating
In Three Weeks
TV service for Nome will be
a reality in about three weeks.
So said Wally Christianson, TV
technician from Ketchikan, who
is making the installation here
for Larry Galvin.
Crews have been working all
day and most of the night to
string the coaxial cables on the
city telephone poles along all the
streets.
Both Galvin and Christianson
say the work is going faster than
had been anticipated.
The TV studio, next door to
Morgan and Son is rapidly taking
shape with Bill Gillis and crew
doing the work.
Galvin said today that the sta
tion will present a varied pro
gram including sports events such
as boxing and wrestling and will
also show late stateside TV pro
grams.
Hours for broadcast have not
yet been set up but it is under
stood that at the start the new
station will present about three
hours of entertainment each eve
ning from 7 to 10 p.m.
At the suggestion of Nugget
printer Dick Small, Galvin has
tentatively named the station
KNOM-TV.
Today Galvin announced that
one month’s television service,
worth $12.50 will be given free
with each TV hookup ordered in
July while the installation crew
is working.
Mrs. Peggy Kelliher has pur
chased the first-TV receiver from
Galvin, a 21-inch Packard Bell.
Insurance Claims
In Plane Crashes
Totals $5,500,000
NEW YORK, Wl—Insurance
claims resulting from the crash
of two planes over the Grand
Canyon June 30 reportedly now
total nearly $5Vfe million.
These claims cover the 128 per
sons who died in the crash and
the destruction of the planes.
Not included in this amQunt is
the liability of the airlines—TWA
and United—to next of kin of the
deceased passengers themselves.
The TWA Super Constellation
was insured for $lVfe million. The
United Air Lines plane was in
sured by Lloyds of London, re
portedly for about $2 million.
Trip insurance which passen
gers took out before flying was
underwritten mainly by three
companies. Much of it was bought
in booths or machines at the Los
Angeles Airport before the pas
sengers boarded the planes.
It was estimated claims on one
of the three trip insurance com
panies would come to at least
$650,000.
OLD DOG, NEW THICK, ETC.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., MV-E. J. Ed
gar is under treatment at a hos
pital for a flip injury resulting
from a fall Monday while he was
trying to learn to ride a bicycle.
The police report on the acci
dent listed his age as 73.
Girl, 9, Hospitalized;
Father Convicted for
Negligent Driving
Edwin Katongan has had his
driver's license suspended and
has received a 30-day jail sen
tence, suspended, for negligent
driving.
Katongan was driving toward
the Cape, it is reported, and
drove off the road and over the
tundra in his flat-bed truck with
several in the car. His nine-year
old daughter was injured and is
hospitalized with possible con
cussion.
The U.S. Commissioner stated
that according to the traffic law
anyone of the U.S. Marshal’s Of
fice or Territorial Police may ar
rest for speeding on the roads.
The cars do not have to be paced.
Arrests do not have to be made
at the time of the violation, either,
he advised.
He also stated that all accidents
must be reported—especially if
l someone is hurt or if damage is
lover $100.
Kidnaper’s Fear
Seen as Deterrent
To Baby’s Return
WESTBURY, N.Y. (0—A Wein
berger family spokesman said
today the parents of the kidnaped
baby now believe the kidnaper’s
fear of capture, not the amount
of ransom, is holding up the
return of the baby.
David Holman, an uncle of Mrs.
Beatrice Weinberger, mother of
the missing five-week-old infant,
made that comment when asked
about reports the Weinbergers
had $25,000 ready to ransom the
child. He did not answer directly
the query about the $25,000.
Holman, a former Nassau
County assistant district attorney,
also revealed police no longer are
watching St. Bridgit’s Roman
Catholic Church here. It has been
kept open 24 hours a day in hope
the kidnaper would leave the
baby there.
A dim light burns outside the
church at night but Holman said
the kidnaper could run into the
church with the child without
risking identification.
This is the ninth day since Pe
ter was taken for his carriage on
the rear patio of the home of his
parents.
Contributions to Youth
Center Total $1,394;
$1,666 Due on Tickets
The total cash and checks re
received to date for the Nome
Youth Center amounts to $1,394.35
Expenditures to date:
Mailing film to N.Y. $ 8.62
N. C. Company 1.93
Tickets to N.Y. (part) 324.00
Expenses on trip 320.00
Total $654.55
Balance on Hand $710.35
Still owed for tickets $1,666.26
A complete breakdown of the
total expenditures on the trip and
a list of contributors is being pre
pared and will appear in a later
edition of the Nugget.
More money is needed, stated
Sgt. Richard August. Contribu
tions may be left at the police sta
tion or with Sgt. August.
Court Upholds
ARR Workers*
Back Pay Claims
Far-Reaching Effects
Predicted With Over
$1 Million Involved
WASHINGTON, (*>—Claims of
two groups of Alaska Railroad
employes for overtime pay for the
years 1934-45 were upheld Thurs
day by the U.S. Court of Claims.
In Anchorage, Harold Butcher,
attorney for the 15 ARR employes
represented in the two actions,
said the decision would have far
reaching effect and involve over
time claims of at least one mil
lion dollars.
One set of claims was filed
with the claims court by six op
erating employes of the railroad,
the other by nine non-operating
employes.
But Butcher said several hun
dred ARR workers had claims
pending for overtime performed
in the period. Those ARR em
ployes who filed claims are en
titled to collect on back overtime.
Hundreds of others neglected to
put in for the work done over 40
hours a week in the years in
question.
During 1934-45, ARR workers
were excluded, on order of the
comptroller general, from legisla
tion providing the 40-hour week
for Federal Wage Board employ
es. Several years ago Del. E. L.
Bartlett secured passage of a bill
allowing workmen to file with
the court of claims for time
worked in those years.
TUNDRA FIRE REPORTED
NORTH OF IRON CREEK
A tundra fire is reported to
be burning at Sherrett Creek
just north of Iron Creek. Les
Bronson reported the fire on his
return from a flight to the Pil
grim Springs.
Foreign Country
Has Right to Try
U.S. Servicemen
WASHINGTON, lift—The U. S.
Court of Appeals ruled yesterday
that a foreign country has a right
to try U.S. military personnel for
! crimes committed in the foreign
land.
The court ruled specifically
that a foreign country has a right
to try U.S. military personnel for
crimes committed in the foreign
land.
The court ruled specifically
that Japan has the right to try
three marines in its courts.
The court held that the United
States has jurisdiction over mili
tary personnel stationed in a for
eign country ->nly when that
country has ceded jurisdiction.
Under an international agree
ment, Japan in general is given
the right to try Americans in the
armed forces for crimes against
the civilian population. In gener
al, the United States, under the
agreement, retains jurisdiction in
cases involving military offenses
and crimes committed on Ameri
can bases.
Tacoma ‘Ham’ Operator
Contacts Russian Member
Of Antarctic Expedition
TACOMA, Iff)—A Tacoma com
munications technician said yes
terday he had talked with a mem
ber of the Russian antarctic expe
dition on short wave radio.
Norman Mober, a "ham” radio
enthusiast, said the Russian iden
tified himself only as “George”
and Spoke excellent English.
The talk took place Wednes
day night on 14,060 kilocycles
and lasted about five minutes,
Moberg 'said.
The Russians said the weather
was cold and windy but didn’t go
into any details regarding the ex
peditions.
He complained about reception,
blaming interference from South
American stations, Moberg said.
“George” can be reached at
U A K 1 A E when weather con
ditions are just right, Moberg
said.
U.S. Rejects
Proposal for Ban
On Nuclear Tests
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., W—
The United States firmly rejected
today Soviet-supported proposals
•by India and Yugoslavia for a'ban
on experimental explosions of
nuclear weapons.
Ambassador James J. Wads
worth told the U.N.’s 12-member
Disarmament Commission such
testing will continue until an
international agreement can be
reached establishing safeguards
against the possible use of these
weapons.
In the absence of such an agree
ment,” Wadsworth said, “the
United States considers the test
ing of nuclear weapons as essen
tial for our own defense and for
the safety of our friends.”
At the same time, the U.S. del
egate said:
“We shall continue Ui work for
an agreement in which the limita
tion of tests would be an integral
part and we will do everything
we can to assure that radiation
will not rise above tolerable
levels.”
Nixon’s Conference With
Eisenhower Postponed
Due to Flying Conditions
GETTYSBURG, Pa. Uft—A con
ference between President Eisen
hower and Vice President Nixon
on U.S. policy in the Far East was
washed out today.
Nixon got as far as the Wash
ington Airport, but a heavy rain
and poor flying weather here
brought postponement of the trip
until tomorrow.
Secretary of State Dulles did
make it to Gettysburg in a light
twin-engine Air Force plane. He
was driven to the farm.
Press Secretary Hagerty said
Sec. Dulles “is discussing entirely
State Dept, business.”
The original plan was for Nix
on and Dulles to meet together
with Eisenhower so Nixon could
report to both of them at the
same time on his 11-day, 27,000
mile trip on which he circled the
globe and called at six Asiatic
capitals.
Russian People
Promised Better
Times are Coming
MOSCOW, lifl—Premier Bul
ganin told the Supreme Soviet to
day the government cannot now
grant all wishes of the people for
increased and broadened pension
benefits “but the time will come
when we will have everything.”
Bulganin spoke after the Coun- .
oil of Union, one of the two hous
es of the Soviet Parliament, con
cluded its debate on the govern
ment’s plan to boost pension out
lays by 12 billion rubles. The cost
is now about 25 billion rubles.
(The official value of the duble is
25 cents, but Western authorities
say a more realistic value is 5 or
10 cents.)
The Premier ignored most of
the amendments suggested from
the floor as “unrealistic.” He
urged approval of the plan as
presented by the government,
with the addition of a few amend
ments that had been officially
authorized.
During the debate, 23 members
of the Council of Union spoke up.
Thirty-three had asked to speak,
but the debate was cut off by
unanimous vote. Most of the
speakers approved the plan in
glowing terms, though several
made suggestions for minor
changes.
Bulganin ridiculed one sugges
tion that the eligibility age for
one category of pensions be re
duced from 60 to 55. He said this
would necessarily lower the eli
gibility age of the hard labor cat
egory to 45 years and that this
was “unrealistic.”
GOP Chairman Predicts
‘Vigorous Campaign’
For Eisenhower
By the Associated Press
After talking political plans
with President Eisenhower, GOP
Chairman Leonard Hall yesterday
predicted a “vigorous campaign”
with Eisenhower traveling to dif
ferent parts of the country by
plane.
But Hall still said Eisenhower
may confine himself to five or six
major speeches, to be delivered
by television and radio.
Hall spent nearly an hour at
Eisenhower’s country estate at
Gettysburg, then held a news
conference afterward and brought
out these points:
1. Eisenhower plans to go to the
Republican National Convention
and accept his nomination in per
son.
2. Rep. Charles A. Halleck of
Indiana will put the President’s
name in nomination at the San
Francisco meeting which opens
August 20.
3. So far as Hall is concerned,
the ticket still is Eisenhower and
Vice President Nixon. He said
that “absolutely” the Chief Exec
utive made it clear that he still
would be pleased to have Nixon
as his running mate once more.
4. Hall looks for Nixon to play
a big and “very vigorous role in
the campaign.