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WILL THEY MAKE IT AROUND IN 80 DAYS ?
Planning Peace for All the World
T)MORROW IS United Nations Day. Alaskans and
residents of the other states are requested by the
President of the United States and the Governor of
Alaska to pause and evaluate the aims and purposes
of this great world organization, which dominates the
promotion of peace throughout the world today by
world law. This powerful force, through its agencies,
has already done much to overcome ignorance and fear
as well as fighting the evils of poverty and distress.
United Nations Day is a time to think over what
has been accomplished and to consider what lies
ahead before world peace can mean peace for every
nation of the world.
Our Foreign Student Guests
From the Arapahoe Herald, Littleton, Colo.
DR. BEN CHERRINGTON’S Institute of Interna
tional Education tells us that Colorado educated
664 foreign students in 1958-59. In all of America,
the foreign student count was 47,245.
Canada, Free China and India sent the biggest
numbers, and colleges in New York and California
educated nearly 27 per cent of the grand total.
About 42 per cent of the students paid their own
way.
Engineering was the choice of 23 per cent, the
humanities attracted 20 per cent. More than 14 per
cent specialized in the physical sciences, and over 13
per cent selected our fine social science programs.
It is understandable that engineering leads as the
No. 1 subject for foreign students. Underdeveloped
lands need engineers. It is surprising that the study of
the humanities ranks second. Especially since most
foreign countries are so far behind in economics,
sociology, government, and other social sciences.
But whatever the foreign students select, we are
sure they will benefit. Just living in America for a
year or two is an education. Our behavior is part of
this education. Many students go home with resent
ment in their hearts because some thoughtless Amer
icans have mistreated them.
That earnest foreign youngster waiting table at
the cafe tonight may some day be the prime minister
of his homeland, in a position to shape policies affect
ing our country’s relations with its neighbors through
out the world.
Key U. S. Space
Officials Approve
President’s Move
WASHINGTON, UPi — The two
key men in the Army’s space rock
et effort at Huntsville, Ala., say
they thoroughly approve Presi
dent Eisenhower’s decision to
turn it over to the civilian space
agency.
Major General John B. Medaris
said he was “both pleased and re
lieved by Eisenhower’s decision
Wednesday. He said it “will stabi
lize the situation and the mission
of the great development organi
zation I have had the honor to
command since its activation
February 1, 1956.”
And’Wernher von Braun, Ger
man-born rocket wizard who
heads the Huntsville team of 2,300
scientists and technicians, said:
“The President has decided that it
is in the best interest of the coun
try that our work be continued
within the framework of NASA
(the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration). Since
NASA’s establishment a year ago;
we have worked closely and har
moniously with that fine organi
zation.
“We look forward to a continu
ation of our efforts with NASA in
a progressive space program
which will make this nation sec
ond to none.”
What NASA will take over is
Saturn program for development
of a gigantic rocket complex taller
■ban the Statue of Liberty. It will
develop IV2 million pounds of
thrust, far more than anything the
Soviets are now known to have.
This is enough to fling a 15- to 20
ton satellite into orbit or land a
truck on the moon.
The Saturn program had struck
hard times under the Army’s aus
pices. Medaris, who is retiring
January 31 as chief of the Army
Ordnance Missile Command, was
dissatisfied. Administration crit
ics pointed to spectacular Soviet
space ventures and said in effect,
what are we doing about it?
STANLEY MARTIN THANKS
NOME FOR ENJOYABLE VISIT
Stanley Martin, who spent a few
days at Nome recently, writes to
thank all residents of this town
for, as he says, “making the visit
of myself, Mrs. Martin and Stan
ley Junior, such a pleasant one.”
Mr. Martin is going to attend
the Caterpillar Tractor Company
school in Peoria, 111 for two weeks
next month.
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U. S. Fails To Get
U.N. Succor To
Help Tibetans
By TOM HOGE
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., —
The United Nations this week
indirectly condemned Red China
for violating the basic rights of
Tibetans but the U. S.-backed
move lacked important support
from nearly one-third of the 82
nation General Assembly.
The Assembly voted 45-9 to ap
prove an Irish-Malayan resolu
tion urging respect for the funda
mental rights of the Tibetan
people tod determine their own
way of life.
Twenty-six nations abstained
from the balloting, including!
Great Britain, France and Bel- ,
gium. The three U. S. allies voiced ;
strong sympathy for Tibet’s plight j
but they insisted Tibet is part of |
Red China, and that the U.N. has '
no right to interfere in the inter- i
nal affairs of nations.
The Peiping regime made clear
in advance that it will disregard j
the resolution. “We will carry on i
the revolution in Tibet to the end.
no matter how madly the imperi- i
alists howl,” declared the Pan
chen Lama, the Communist-ap
pointed ruler of Tibet, in a speech '
in the Chinese capitol Wednesday.
Only the Soviet bloc voted
against the mildly worded reso
lution.
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HAINES FERRY RUN NOW
EXTENDS TO SKAGWAY
Extension of the Juneau-to
Haines ferry run to Skagway, for
the first time, this year, was an
nounced last week by Commis
sioner Richard A. Downing of the
State Department of Public
Works.
Service by the state-owned ferry
Chilkat began last Tuesday, and
the schedule calls for leaving
Haines at 1:30 p.m. for the one
hour and 20-mirrute run. Weekly
service is contemplated for the
remainder of the season.
Operation of the Skagway run
earlier this year has ben made
impossible by harbor construction
under way there.
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