Eisenhower Pays
Tribute to Newsboys
WASHINGTON, W—President
Eisenhower Saturday paid tribute
to American newsboys, saying,
“Delivering papers has been
part of the early chapters of some
of America’s greatest success
stories.”
Said Eisenhower in a statement
addressed to the newsboys:
“In appreciation of your faith
ful service to the public, your
friends set aside one day each
year in your honor. This year, on
Saturday, Oct. 5th, I am happy to
join them again in paying tribute
to your enterprise.”
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Plione Service
Hawaii to U.S.
Starts Tomorrow
HONOLULU, UP—The world’s
longest and deepest telephone ca
ble is to open service between
Hawaii and the United States
tomorrow.
The first telephone call over
the cable will be from Frederick
R. Kappel in Washington, B.C.,
president of American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., to J. B. Ather
ton of the Hawaiian Telephone
Co., at 9:30 a.m., HST.
Calls to California, Alaska and
| London will follow, with the Lon
: don call using both the new Pa
I cific cable and the Atlantic cable.
Mrs. JJseph P. Farrington, for
mer delegate to Congresss and
president of the Honolulu Star
Bulletin, is to place a call to Rob
ert McKean, president of the As
sociated Press, at New York.
The dual cable, laid in three
months, will enable Hawaiian
residents to dial some mainland
numbers. It will eliminate atmo
spheric disturbances presently en
countered on the radiotelephone
| hookup.
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Pertinent Facts
On Russian
Satellite
(By The Associated Press)
Here are pertinent facts con
cerning the Russian earth satel
lite launched Friday.
Launched—At a secret site
north of the Caspian Sea. Mutiple
stage rockets propelled it into its
orbit. i
Size—23 inches in diameter.
Weight—185 pounds, or nine
times that of a similar satellite
being readied by the U.S.
Altitude—560 miles.
Speed—18,000 miles an hour,
circling the earth in 1 hour 36
minutes and 2 seconds, according
to Russia.
Contents—Radio equipment and
perhaps instruments to provide
scientific data on conditions at
the high altitude.
Orbit—Said by Russia to be
north to south at an angle of 65
i degrees to the equator, which
j would bring it over the US. at
| intervals.
Tracking—Radio signals picked
i up by numerous experts and am
ateurs with shortwave radio
equipment. Satellite transmits
“beeps” at three-second intervals
on frequencies of 20.005 and 40.2
megacycles (wavelengths of 15
and 7.5 meters).
Military Value—None at pres
ent. 1
Future of Satellite—May last
days or weeks. Eventual disinte
gration expected as speed drops
| and satellite flails into the earth’s
denser atmosphere.
Contract Agreement
! Reached Between
Pan Am and Union
NEW YORK (JPi—Pan American
j World Airways reached a contract
| agreement Friday night with the
! Transport Workers Union. The
| settlement involves 8,300 ground
i and flight personnel around the
! world.
Details of the settlement were
not announced but an airline
| spokesman said: “Mediation has
, resulted in a two-company settle
, ment, insuring that Pan Am’s op
erations will continue normal.”
Negotiations on wages and oth
er issues started Sept. 12 and a
federal mediator entered the case
last Friday.
The dispute did not involve
pilots, who are under a separate
contract.
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Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon
JIM WALSH, President
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^ Lillie Lewis
YWorthy Matron
Helen Dunj3ar
V Secretary
Now In Summer Recess
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Robt. K. Lewis, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sec.
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President
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Secretary
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