Marines of U. S. Sixth Fleet
Make Peaceful Landing in Mid-East
By WATSON SIMS
Aboard the USS Mt. McKinley
in Beirut, GSV-Marines of the U.S.
Sixth Fleet went ashore in the
Middle East yesterday, wearing
tropical dress uniforms rather
than battle fatigues and grins in
stead of grenades.
While 50 other ships of the
fleet conducted air defense ma
neuvers over the horizon, six
transports with 1,800 men of the
6th Marines’ 2nd Battalion moved
into Beirut harbor for a liberty
party with grim overtones.
A two-pounder gun on this
flagship of the amphibious force
boomed separate 21-gun salutes
for Lebanon and President Ca
mille Chamoun as the force en
tered the harbor at 9 a.m.
“We were prepared to shoot
our way into a trouble spot if
necessary,” said Cmdr. John
Jones, executive officer of the
Mt. McKinley.
As this correspondent flew over
in a Navy transport plane Mon
day, the powerful 6th Fleet 7,500
feet below was four lines of slim
gray shapes drawing white lines
across the brilliant Mediterranean
blue.
The supercarrier Forrestal, cen
ter of the fleet, steamed briskly
into the wind as planes landed on
its, flight decks.
To the Forrestal’s right were
the heavy cruisers Des Moines
and Salem, the latter the flagship
of Vice Adm. Charles “Cat”
Brown, the fleet commander.
Ahead, behind and to the sides
rode nine destroyers in two lines.
Futher wispy stripes told of the
presence of other warships, pre
sumably the battleship Wisconsin,
the carrier Lake Champlain, and
a dozen lesser vessels.
The great force was barely 100
miles off Beirut, and only scant
minutes by jet plane from Jordan.
Singapore Assembly
Approves New Status in
British Commonwealth
SINGAPORE, The Singa
pore Legislative Assembly yester
day approved by a vote of 23 to 2
the April 11 London agreement
granting Singapore^ the status of
a largely self-governing state
within the British Common
wealth.
The Assembly rejected a condi
tion by the British government
that known subversives—Com
munists—be barred from running
in the first election of the Legis
lative Assembly under the new
charter. The Assembly also re
jected a motion that the new
charter be implemented immedi
ately.
Juneau Student
Wins Scholarship
In Nat’l Program
EVANSTON, 111. (J*)—David Ar
getsinger, Juneau, is one of 830
winners announced today in the
largest private scholarship pro
gram in the nation’s history.
His award is named the “Con
crete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Merit Scholarship.” He will take
civil engineering at Stanford Uni
versity.
This year’s scholarships repre
sent a total investment of more
than $4 million by the National
Merit Scholarship Corp. and 56
business and industrial corpora
tions, professional associations
and other groups.
More than 162,000 students,
some 10 percent of the country’s
entire high school senior enroll
ment, entered this year’s compe
tition as nominees of 12,500 high
schools. The winners survived
two college aptitutde tests and
displayed high personal achieve
ment.
The winners received funds
needed to see them thru four
years of a college of their choice.
They range from $100 a year to
over $2,000 a year.
The program was set up initial
ly by grants from the Ford Foun
dation and Carnegie Corp.
1,600 Marriages in 1956
Of G.I.s and German Girls
WEISBADEN, Germany, UR—
The U.S. Air Force commander
in Europe says 1,600 marriages
between his men and German
girls in the past year are evidence
of thriving German-American
friendship.
Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner re
ported this in a speech Monday
launching the fifth annual Ger
man-American Friendship Week
in his command.
Over 2,000 Mining Men
To Meet Sept. 9-12 to Give
Views on National Policies
WASHINGTON—O v e r 2,00C
metal mining men and industrial
mineral producers will meet ir
Salt Lake City Sept. 9-12 to out
line their views on national min
eral policies and discuss the latesl
advances in mine and mill oper
ating practices.
Throughout every mineral pro
ducing field in the U.S., plans are
being made by leading mining of
ficials and key operating men tc
attend the 1957 Metal Mining and
Industrial Minerals Conventior
of the American Mining Congress
The Alaska chairman is Roj
Earling, m'ning consultant anc
president of the Alaska Miner;
Association.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that the Civil
Aeronautics Administration has filed
I request (Fairbanks 0132381, for the con
i veyance to the Territory of Alaska for
the Alaska Aeronautics and Communica
tions Commission, the following described
tract of Public Lands, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 16 of the Federal
Airport Act of May 13, 1946 ( 60 Stat.
179; 49 USC11151, for the construction,
operation and maintenance of a public
airport at Kivalina, Alaska:
“From an iron pipe marked U.S.L.M.
2246 proceed on a true bearing of N 51°
00' W, a distance of 1695 feet to Comer
No. 1, and the point of beginning of
this description. Thence proceed N 43°
15' W, 2300 feet to Comer No. 2; thence
S 47°45' W, 160 feet to Comer No. 3;
thence N 42° 15' W, 350 feet to Comer
No. 4; thence N 47°45' E, 160 feet to
Comer No. 5; thence N 42°15' W, 1350
feet to Comer No. 6; thence S 47°45' W,
325 feet to Comer No. 7 on the Chuk
chi Sea beach; thence along said beach
S 42°15' E, 4,000 feet to Comer No. 8;
thence N 47°45' E, 325 feet to Comer
No. 1 and the point of beginning, thus
enclosing an area of 28.56 acres, more
or less.”
Purpose of this notice is to give per
sons claiming any interest in the lands
or having bona fide objections to the
conveyance, an opportunity to file with j
the Manager, Fairbanks Land Office, ]
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box
110, Fairbanks, Alaska, within thirty
days after the first publication a protest
together with evidence that, a copy of
the protest has been served on the ap
plicant.
Robert L. Jenks
Manager
j Publ. April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 1957
WE HAVE
JUST RECEIVED . . .
Beautiful Jackets and Shirts
Summer Underwear
All Kinds of Work Clothes
★ ★ ★
WE HAVE ARMY SURPLUS
Sleeping Bags, Parkas
Liners and Jackets
Cots and Mattresses
1 The TRADING POST
Next Alaska Eclipse
Will Be of Moon
On Nov. 7, This Year
(By The Associated Press)
Cloudy skies knocked out views
of one of Nature’s great shows, a
partial eclipse of the sun, for
•large areas of Alaska Monday
afternoon.
However, southeastern Alaska
generally got a good view.
Juneau reported the skies had
mostly cleared by the time the
eclipse started. In that area it
lasted 1 hr. 48 min. and a third of
the sun was covered at the maxi
mum point.
At Anchorage 39 percent of the
sun darkened. Fairbanks, which
was due for 47 percent of the sun
covered, saw nothing because of
the clouds.
Alaskans will miss the next two
eclipses this year—a total eclipse
of the moon May 13 and a total
eclipse of the sun Oct. 23—be
cause they will be seen only in
other parts of the world.
However, there’s another big
sk^ show: a total eclipse of the
moon next Nov. 7, which should
be visible in Alaska and the arc
tic.
Many a man fails because his
train of thought is only a local.
COMING
TO THE THEATER
‘THE LONG
GRAY LINE’
CiWlMASCOPl
RADIO PROGRAM
ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE — NOME
Wednesday
■': 05—Baseball
6:00—News
6:15—Sports Caravan
6:30—Revenuers* Romp
7:30—Greatest Story Told
8:00—Hollyw’d Music Hall
8:30—Jack Benny
9:00—$64,000 Question
9:30—21st Precinct
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—Martin Block
11:00—News
11:15—Musical Express
11:30—Land of Dreams
12:00—Mr. Midnight
1:00—Sign Off
Thursday
6:58—Sign On
7:00—News
7:15—Weather Roundup
7:18—Rise & Shine
8:15—Morning Devotions
8:30—Breakfast Club ,
9:00—Coffee Concert
10:00—Turn Back the Clock
10:30—Spotlite on a Star
10:45—Rex Koury
11:00—One Man’s Family
11:15—Latin Americana
11:30—Make Up Your Mind
11:45—Masters of Melody
12:00—News
12:15—Behind the Story
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—Fred Robbins Show
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—News
4:05—Baseball
6:00—News
6:15—Sports Caravan
6:30—Revenuers’ Romp
7:30—Could This Be You?
8:00—Symphonette
8:30—Great Gildersleeve
9:00—Recollections at 30
9:30—Mystery Time
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—Martin Block
11:00—News
11:15—A Joy Forever
11:30—Land of Dreams
12:00—Mr. Midnight
1:00—Sign Off
Friday
6:58—Sign On
7:00—News
7:15—Weather Roundup
7:18—Rise & Shine
8:15—Morning Devotions
8:30—Breakfast Club
9:00—Coffee Concert
10:00—Turn Back the Clock
10:30—Spotlite on a Star
10:45—Rex Koury
11:00—One Man’s Family
11:15—Swinging thru Dixie
11:30—Make Up Your Mind
11:45—Masters of Melody
12:00—News
12:15—Behind the Story
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—Fred Robbins Show
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—News
4:05—Baseball
We are pleased to announce that—
As a part of our plan to assist you in building Nome and ;;
the Seward Peninsula we are reducing the exchange rate on
all out-of-town checks from 1% to %, effective May 1, 1957.
Government end Territorial Treasury checks, Money Orders
and Traveller’s Checks are exempt from exchange.
We hope by this move to compete satisfactorily with the
Anchorage and Seattle banks and thus gain your confidence and
100% of your banking deposit business.
All of your deposits in your local bank will assist in the
growth of your community. A system of service charges on
checking accounts, similar to the charges made toy Anchorage
and Seattle banks, will be installed soon.
Don’t forget our new Savings Account system that pays
2% interest compounded semi-annually.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF ALASKA
Daily Flights to
UNALAKLEET, McGRATH
& ANCHORAGE^sr-^
ALASKA AIRLINES
CONVENIENT RETURN FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines daily round trip flights
are real travel convenience! Leave here any
day of the week and return any day!
When you go to these cities, go comfortably,
conveniently, with Alaska Airlines!
Extending service to Kotzebue and St. Lawrence Island
For RESERVATIONS and INFORMATION hen you '
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