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Peace Outlook Better,
Says Eisenhower, But Not
Right Time for Big-4 Talks
(Continued from Page 1)
that the American people have
got what they want in a Republi
can administration, so why worry.
Power Contract—The President
said the government is perfectly
and splendidly protected under
the proposed Dixon-Yates power
contract with the Atomic Energy
Commission. Strongly defending
the controversial proposal, Eisen
hower said the Federal Power
Commission has declared the con
tract to be proper and fair and
the Tennessee Valley Authority
has found it satisfactory.
Taxes—Asked for more definite
information regarding his cam
paign statements that the admin
istration wants to cut taxes fur
ther, the-President replied he is
not in a position to give any de
tailed picture on that at this time.
He went on to say the fiscal situ
ation seems bar any great re
ductions.
Eisenhower said he sees some
possibility of some more savings
in the defense field without en
dangering national security, but
he went into no detail.
National Economy—Eisenhower
said the 400,000 reduction in un
employment he reported Monday
is the result of a general uptrend
in the entire economy. He made
the remark in response to a ques
tion as to whether the reduction
figure was not due to people
leaving the labor force, rather
than a general upturn in the em
ployment picture.
“No Soap,” Says Bathtub
Sailor as He Calls Off
Off Trip to Alaska
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash., UP)
—The man who said he was going
to put-put to Alaska in his pon
toon equipped floating bathtub
threw in the towel today.
Roy Bergo, who reversed the
usual situation by putting his
bathtub in the water, reported he
had sprung a propeller shaft and
was giving up within half an hour
after setting out the second day.
The former reformatory guard
had set out in his 36-inch long
tub without charts, navigation in
struments or experience.
Skeptics weren’t surprised when
Bergo advised the Coast Guard
escort, “No soap.”
Bandit’s Wife Makes Him
Return Stolen Money
ST. LOUIS, M’l—Joe Johnson,
28-year-old service station atten
dant, reported this incident to
deputy sheriffs last night.
An old car drove up to the sta
tion, a man pointed a shotgun at
him and demanded the receipts
be given to his woman accomplice.
Johnson handed over $30.
The woman hesitated momen
tarily and then suddenly shoved
the money back to Johnson.
“This isn’t right, honey,” she
said to the bandit. Before the car
sped away she said: “He’s been
out of work since January.”
Much Surplus Steel Landing Mat
Expected To Be Used in 2d Division
Territory Acquires Mat
From Air Command
Under New Law
From the Office of the Governor
Nearly two million square feet
of pierced steel plank, commonly
known as landing mat, has been
acquired by the territory under
the new Surplus Property Act
passed by the 83rd Congress, Act
ing Governor Waino' E. Hendrick
son announced Tuesday.
This is the first transaction
completed under the new act,
Public -Law 659, which permits
the Territory of Alaska to acquire
property except real estate de
clared surplus by federal agencies
or departments. No transfer of
funds is required in such acquisi
tions.
The landing mat, presently at
Cold Bay, is worth between a
quarter and a half million dollars
and was declared surplus by the
Alaskan Air Command. Much of
it is expected to be used in the
Second Division and on the lower
Kuskokwim River.
* * *
Herman Porter, director of
aeronautics, Dept, of Aviation,
signed for the Territory of Alaska
accepting the steel mat.
This steel matting will be used
over the next three-year period
to surface airfields that would
otherwise be impractical to con
struct. Tentative plans for the use
of this steel mat are being pre
sented to the Alaska Aeronautics
and Communications Commission
at their meeting in Nome Oct. 26
fo’r their review and approval.
Several other territorial agen
cies have asked for small alloca
tions of this material when it
became available.
The extreme cooperation of
the Alaskan Air Command and
the Office of the Governor made
the transfer possible within 60
days after passage of enabling
legislation.
The department has used steel
mat in the construction o'f several
airfields in Alaska, and the recent
completion of the airfield at Gam
bell, Alaska pointed out some of
the difficulties and advantages in
using steel mat.
It requires 1,000 to 1,500 tons of
steel mat for a field which will
accommodate DC-3 type aircraft.
The steel mat itself is laid after
a base has been prepared. The
steel mat is then used as a surface
for the airfield.
Steel mat was laid at Gambell,
where lack of construction mater
ials would have made cnstruction
impractical on the material avail
able and this field is giving ex
cellent service.
A field constructed by the de
partment at Teller with this type
matting has been in use for three
years and has enabled the airline
operators to give service that oth
erwise would have been impos
sible.
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UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS, SECOND DIVISION
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 12, 1954
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Nation’s Living Costs
Down .3 of 1% Since April
WASHINGTON, (IP—The gov
ernment reported Tuesday that
the nation’s living costs declined
three-tenths of one percent in
September to the lowest level
since last April.
The Labor Department’s Bu
reau of Labor Statistics said its
consumer price index dipped to
114.7 percent of the 1947-49 aver
age. The decline was attributed
largely to' lower prices for most
foods, primarily fresh fruits and
vegetables, coffee and eggs.
The September index compares
with last April’s 114.6, May’s
115.0, June’s 115.1, July’s 115.2,
and August’s 115.0.
JAPANESE PULP OUTPUT
TO BE MORE THAN PLANNED
SEATTLE, UP>—The magazine
“Pulp and Paper” reports that it
has learned the Japanese-spon
sored Alaska Lumber and Pulp
Co. hopes to be operating an Alas
ka plant on the basis of 100,000
tons of pulp output per year by
1958. That is described as much
larger than the original plans for
a mill in the Sitka area.
Johnson Sagoonik and Flora
Avessuk were married yesterday
by Rev. R. Amundsen of the
Covenant Church. He was assisted
by Rev. Curtis Johnson. Follow
ing the wedding a reception was
held for friends at the social cen
ter of the church.
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