THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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CLINTON GRAY ... Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the
. post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE REAL FIGHT IS UNDER THE TABLE
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CAUGHT IN THE SQUEEZE
ONE OF THE HOMESPUN VIRTUES of America
has been to work and save. Even though a man
knew he couldn’t take it with him, he could hope to
provide for his old age and for his wife and children
after he was gone'. But inflation has turned this virtue
into a mockery. Americans who have worked hard
and lived carefully find now that the value has been
sapped from the hard-earned dollars they put aside.
Inflation squeezes value from a dollar like a
clenched fist squeezes water from a sponge. But the
dollar feels no pain; it is people who are hurt. And
the squeeze clamps hardest on people with a limited
supply of dollars and no ready way to get more—
widows living on life insurance, retired workers liv
ing on pensions, employed workers living on salaries.
Yet inflation is not inevitable. It is caused by
our own actions and can be cured by our own
actions. A major cause of inflation is heavy govern
ment spending and debt — caused by our demands
on government. We can remove this cause of inflation
by stopping our demands for government handouts
and by demanding government economy instead. For
the last few months more and more citizens have
been writing Congress saying they want less govern
ment aid so that the dollars they earn and save will
be worth more. A few more letters to Congress may
turn the tide against inflation.
Alaskans of yesterday could only sit back and
watch what was going on as they had no voting power.
Today Alaskans, like other Americans, must be alert
to what Congress is doing and do their share in this
crusade!
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Khrushchev
Seems to he
Slowing Down
For a 66-year-old man who
sometimes appears worn and
weary, Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev has lots of bounce.
If there is anything wrong with
his health, it wasn’t showing yes
terday.
Khrushchev arrived in Warsaw
Tuesday for a friendship visit. He
looked tired. There was little of
his usual zest at a reception that
night.
Next day at Katowice he looked
even more tired. He stammered
through a speech.
» Then he got a good night’s
sleep. Yesterday at Sosnowiec he
exhibited his old vigor and en
thusiasm. All signs of weariness
d disappeared.
This sort of thing has happened
hgfore. Khrushchev showed signs
of age and weariness when he
made his whirlwind visit to East
Germany last March.
Upon his return to Moscow, all
sorts of rumors began popping
up. Some European papers said
he had suffered fainting spells at
East Berlin; others assigned to him
a wide variety of ailments.
The rumors spread so far that
the Soviet Foreign Ministery took
the unusual step of denying them.
A government spokesman said
Khrushchev enjoyed health other
people should envy.
Westerners who had occasion in
recent months to engage Khrush
chev in long and lively conversa
tion in the Kremlin came away
convinced of his vigor.
Khrushchev helps to belie the
rumors with a heavy travel sched
ule. ,
If Khrushchev is cutting his
furious pace anywhere, it is in
his drinking.
When rumors about his health
were afloat this spring, a West
German newspaper said his doc
tors had advised him to cut down.
Since then he has engaged in
none of the vodka bouts at Mos
cow receptions for which he was
once noted.
First State Fair
Premium Book Ready
PALMER—The Premium Book
of the First Alaska State Fair is
now-in the hands of the printers.
As soon as it is off the press
copies will be distributed.
There has been considerable re
vision of the book, this year, to
bring it up to date and make it
one of the finest ever issued.
All advertisers and all of last
year’s exhibitors will receive a
copy, but probably there are many
others who would be interested in
having the Premium Book. The
Fair Board would like to extend
its mailing list, and anyone who
wishes to have his name placed
on this list may, by writing to
the Alaska State Fair, Inc., P.O.
Box 1731, Palmer, and asking to
be included.
WHY WORRY?
CALL US
and RELAX!
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Fairbanks Receives Water
Pollution Control Grant
WASHINGTON, <M — The Pub
lic Health Service announced
Wednesday a $250,000 water pollu
tion control grant to Fairbanks.
Estimated cost of the project is
$1,143,550.
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