Stepovich Feels Statehood
Would Be Boom To
Entire Nations Economy
SPOKANE, (#> — Statehood for
Alaska, says Gov. Mike Stepo
vich, would mean more and bet
ter jobs for the Pacific North
west.
“I’m aware,” said Stepovich,
“that opinion has been expressed
that Alaska with her sparse pop
ulation will have difficulty sup
porting state government until
development is further advanced.
Up until the last few years, there
was basis for that opinion.”
“However, I wish to make it
clear that in my opinion, Alaska
today is fully prepared to under
take the responsibilities and ob
ligations of statehood as has
been any of the 35 states which
joined the original 13 colonies in
forming the present USA.”
In granting statehood, said the
governor, “a great economic stim
ulus will result in the Pacific
Northwest.”
“As Alaska moves with ever
increasing development strides^
to take her rightful place, sup
plying her rapidly growing needs
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Glenn Goodrich Joins Family
Glenn Goodrich left for the
States where he will join his
parents for a trip which will
take them down to California,
Disneyland and other interest
ing places and t£en across coun
try to the paternal home of
Dewey Goodrich in the Chicago
area. After which they plan a
leisurely trip across the states
and westward eventually return
ing to Alaska and their home
site on Highway 97.
is certain to pace the economy of
the Pacific Northwest. Develop
ment of the new state of Alaska
.‘will offer opportunities compar
able only to the latter part of the
last century during the settlement
of the west.”
“In fact, I’m confident the ad
vent of Alaska into statehood
will prove to be a larger and
longer-lasting economic spur to
the nation’s economy than has
ever been the case in the past.”
“There is -reason to believe
that within the very near future
—in fact, within a matter of
months—the 49th star will be
added to America’s flag as Alaska
mins the sisterhood of states.’”
I
Wien Airline''
To Anchorage: Dr. and Mrs.
j T. K. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Golden, Henry Attunguk, Russell
Adams, H. J. Freidman, Elmer
Olanna, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rod
gers and Elizabeth, George Bay
er, Clyde Glass, Fred Cleveland,
Roland Beaver,, Harold Rowe,
Jack Kelley, Edward Ahkolik,
Paul, Elsie and Floyd Kakaruk,
Mr. Wagner, Harold and Ann Noy
akuk, P. Winslow, K. Klintworth.
From Anchorage:Robert Gib
son, Phillip Campbell, O. S. Ros
enquist, J. W. Stockdale, D.
Boje, H. W. Hix, Henry Keiner,
Helen Whalen and inf., D. W.
Thomas, Thos. McQueen, J.
Springberg, Floyd Threet.
From Unalakleet: Russell
Simons.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with fog or snow
mixed with rain tonight.
Intermittent easterly winds 15
to 25 miles per .hour tonight and !
deminishing tomorrow.
Low tonight 32, high tomorrow!
36.
Temperature at Nenana is 42,
with a low last night of 32.
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Tragic Crash Over Nevada Desert
Pinpoints Need For Air Traffic Control
LAS VEGAS, Nev., UP> — In
Washington, D. C., the Civil Aero
nautics Board discussed the prob
lem of Air Force control. At the
same rime, on the Nevada Desert,
the i smashed, smoldering rem
•t "A of a fallen airlmer spoke
of the problem with more elo
pjrnce, more horror.
The United Air Lines DC-7
arrying 47 persons and an Air
~orce F-100 on an instrument
training mission spattered against
the desert near Las Vegas Monday
after an explosive collision in
flight.
Two men were in the F-100.
All aboard both planes perished.
On the airliner were a num
b r of prominent businessmen.
Also aboard was an inventor
whose creation was designed to
help prevent the thing that killed
him.
The CAB, in an effort to end
such collisions as Monday’s, pro
posed an experiment in which it
would set aside part of the air
space from which would be
barred all planes lacking specific
clearance to enter it. All aircraft
operating in the designated space
would have to be equipped for
instrument flight operations.
This is the timetable of events
that preceded the tragic meeting
of the two aircraft on a per
fectly clear day at 21,000 feet
altitude:
At 7:30 a.m., the airliner—
bound for New York took off
from Los Angeles.
At 7:45 a.m., the F-100 left
Nellis Air Force Base near Las
Vegas on a lfi-hour mission.
Aboard the dual-control plane
were an instructor and a student
pilot, the latter sitting toward
the rear under a hood, where he
could fly the craft by instruments
with no outside vision. The in
structor was not hooded.
Some 15 minutes later, the Civ
il Aeronautics Authority in Los
Angeles got its last report from
the airliner, then over the Mojave
Desert community of Daggett,
Calif.
At 8:38, the F-100 reported to
its base from over Las Vegas and
was given permission by Nellis
to make its “let down” (descent)
on instruments.
About two minutes later, at
8:30, the planes met and an ex
plosion thundered in the clear
desert sky.
Nome Chamber
Meeting Notes
BY RUTH McLEAN
Three major projects were dis
cussed by the Northwestern Alas
ka Chamber of Commerce mem
bers at their weekly on Monday.
Ways and means of supporting
the proposed sewer and water sys
tem which will go to the voters
for approval in the. next month
were considered.
Communications are being sent
to the Adjutant General’s office
j in Juneau urging that-funds are
I released for an Armory in Nome.
The third major effort under
| consideration by the Chamber of
j Commerce is the entertainment of
visitors in a colorful and inter
esting way during the coming
summer season. Virginia Brown
of the Tourist Cmmittee reprt
ed that active plans are being
made to make a visit in Nome
a memorable one. She stated
that the Wien package tours are
sold for the season and that the
visitors will stop in Nome before
going to Kotzebue.
Guests at the Monday luncheon
included George M. Parkko, of
Anchorage and Mr. and Mrs. Art
Napoleon, who will handle the
script and production of Warner
Brothers new picture “Ice Pal
ace”.
NOTICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail
sales and services for the quarter
ending March 31, must be in the
City Clerk's Office by Wednesday,
April 30, 1958.
Robert F. Scott
City Clerk
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