AEC Remains on ‘Standby Readiness’
To Test Backlog of New Atom Devices
WASHINGTON, Iff) — The
Atomic Energy Commission hinted
Saturday it could start testing
new nuclear weapons on short
notice if the United States de
cides to call off its present mora
torium on tests.
The AEC, in its annual report
to Congress, said its proving
ground in the Nevada desert has
been kept “in standby readiness”
ever since the country decided to
suspend testing between Novem
ber 1, 1958, and at least Decem
ber 31, 1959.
President Eisenhower said last
December 20 the United States
considered itself free to resume
nuclear testing but would give
notice to the world before any
resumption.
The AEC also hinted it has
piled up quite a backlog of de
vices — ready for testing — es
pecially in the field of ever small
er and quicker-on-the-trigger
atomic weapons.
While the AEC gave no indi
cation of their specific nature,
presumably the devices include
new concepts for use by foot
soldiers, artillery and missile
firing airplanes and submarines.
The commission reported across
the-board progress during the
past year in all phases of the
atomic program in which the na
tion has invested a total of $7,400,
000,000 in plants and equipment
alone since the middle of World
War II.
The commission also made it
clear that it was on the alert to
try to detect any unannounced
outer space or underground nu
clear tests by the Soviets.
Further in the weapons cate
gory, the AEC indicated it is
geared to step up its production
of hydrogen bombs. It said a new
facility at its Livermore, Calif.,
installation for H-bomb research
was completed during the year.
The AEC’s report also contained
these remarks:
U. S. production of uranium in
creased 30 per cent in 1959 over
1958, keeping it in first place
among free world countries.
Since 1945, the United States,
the Soviets and Great Britain
have touched off nuclear explo
sions equal to 173,760,000 tons, of
TNT.
Chances look better than they
did a year ago of speeding the
advent of economic electric pow
er from the atom. ,
Public Works,
Nenana Ice Bills
Before Lawmakers
JUNEAU, mu—Bills dealing with
public works and public quirks
found their way into the 1960
Legislature Ufj^av.
Sen. A1 Owen introduced legis
lation to create a public works
authority, with one of the pro
posed authority’s main functions
that of managing state bonding
programs.
Under the terms of the pro
posal, a five-man board appointed
by the Governor also would con
tract for construction and main
tenance of schools, public build
ings, airports and other publicly
owned facilities.
The great Alaska guessing
game, “When will the ice go out,”
also came in for some additional
attention with the introduction of
another bill dealing with ice pools.
The new bill would specifically
limit ice pools to the well-estab
lished pools on the Tenana River
at Nenana and the Chena River at
Frirbanks. It would also legalize
bingo games and raffles run by
non-profit organizations.
The Coghill-Nolan-Moody meas
ure also proposes certification of
authorized raffles, bingo games
and ice pools by the state, through
issuance of permits by the State
Department of Revenue.
CHRISTINE HUDERT IS
PRESIDENT COLLEGE CLUB
JUNEAU — Christine Hudert,
sophomore from Juneau, has been
elected president of the Maryl
hurst College Home Economics
Club. She will serve until Feb
ruary, 1961.
A prospective kindergarten
teacher, Miss Hudert .has been
helped toward her goal by two
Juneau organizations. At high
school graduation, she received
both the Juneau-Douglas Teach
ers Association scholarship and
the Elks Leadership award. The
former provides $100 a year dur
ing her college course, and an
additional $100 when she begins
to teach. The Elks grant was $100.
Miss Huderts parents are Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Hudert of
Juneau.
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Zeal Not Dampened
By 72 Hours Afloat
BUFFALO, N. Y., IIP) — Airman
1/c Bruce Barwise, a bit wobbly
after three days in a floating sur
vival capsule, says he wants to
tackle a few steak dinners be
for trying it again.
The 34-year-old airman and the
capsule were, hauled out of icy
Lake Erie Friday, after pending
72 hours afloat together.
The capsule, about big enough
for a man to sit in, is 5Vfe by 2Vfe
feet. It’s designed to safeguard
crewmen who bail out of super
sonic aircraft and is planned for
the B-58 bomber.
“I would do it again,” Barwise
told newsmen minutes after emer
ging from the capsule. Then he
added:
“But not tomorrow.”
The rugged-looking six-footer
said he slept only six of the 72
hours.
“Every time you’d get feeling
about half-master, they’d start
squawking over the intercom and
throw another survival problem
at vou,” he said.
The capsule, designed water
tight, was tied to a ,Coast Guard
ship 75 feet away. There, experts
monitored the airman’s condition
with instruments and by radio
conversation.
Barwise complained of leg
cramps throughout the test and
of frigid water seeping into the
capsule.
Otherwise he said it was smooth
sailing.
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Nanooks Fall Again
The game Nome High Nanook
basketball team again failed in
their bid for a win Friday night.
The Independents, after a fast
start, held the boys off, and won
by a 52-46 score.
The Indies, paced by John Ban
dy with 13 points, and. Shelton
and McCrae with 10 each, jumped
into a quick first-quarter lead
which created a margin the High
School team was never able to
overcome. The Indies had an un
canny 533 per cent shooting aver
age from the field, which was
instrumental in their win over
the more active youngsters.
The Nanooks, paced by Ronnie
Locke with 15, and John Her
man with 10, made a valiant ef
fort. After a listless ffl-st quarter,
they caught fire, but were never
able to quite catch up. Consider
ing the deadly shooting of their
foes, the Nanooks did a remark
able job in every department of
the game, except the charity line,
where they were frigid.
Box Scores:
Independents 52
FG FT PF TP
Con 'Potter . 0 0 0 0
John Bandy . 5 3 4 13
Merrit . 0 0 0 0
Bill Woodcock . 3 0 1 6
Ralph Sheldon . 5 0 5 10
Ash Craft . 0 0 1 0
Mark Beauchamp . . 3 0 0 6
Gerry McCray . 5 0 2 10
Sossaman . 3 1 0 7
Tqtal . 24 4 12 52
Nome High School 45'
Gabje Wilkalkia .... 4 0 2 8
Ronnie Locke . 7 0 4 14
Cliff Steele . 2 1 1 5
Jimmie Bell . 2 0 0 4
John Herman . 5 0 4 10
Fied Kuneesuk .... 2 0 3 4
Ernie Ailak . 0 0 0 0
Merchants ‘Strane’ A.N.B.
In the nightcap, the Nome Mer
chants, reinforced by the addition
of 6-foot-4-inch Will Strane, who
I turned in a creditable 37 points
and grabbed 24 rebounds, turned
back an inspired ANB five, 59-47.
The Men of Commerce proved
too much for the Brotherhood
five, despite some great clutch
shooting by Gil Ozenna. The ad
dition of Strane to the Merchant
lineup was a last-minute wind
fall as far as the Merchants were
concerned. He is one of the most
talented basketball players ever
seen in Nome.
The ANB five were paced by
Arnie Castel, who surprised ev
eryone with some sharp shooting
and scoring, with 17 points, fol
lowed by Gil Ozenna with 12, and
Clyde Nershak with 12.
Box Scores:
Merchants 59
FG FT PF TP
I Billy Muller . 2 0 1 4
Ron Engstrom . 0 0 1 0
Pete Halpn . 2 0 1 4
George Bell . 2 0 1 4
Lincoln Trigg . 4 2 0 10
Wm. Strane . 18 1 3 37
Total . 29 3 7 59
A.N.B. 47
Jerry Trigg . 1 2 0 4
Gil Ozenna . 6 0 2 12
Darryl Trigg . 1 0 2 2
Clyde Nershak . 8 1 1 17
Arnie Castel . 8 1 1 17
Total . 22 3 5 47
I Sanitation School in Kotzebue
j Village sanitation aids are being
conducted in Kotzebue this week
t by the Health Division of the
Alaska Department of Health.
Jack Bartlett, health educator, and
John Doore of Fairbanks, will be
in charge of the classes. Harry
Carter will be assisting from
Nome.
WIEN AIRLINES TRAFFIC
Arriving this morning with
Wien Airlines were Boyd Har
wood and Sig Krogstad, also a
group of Federal Electric em
ployes.
Departing were Mrs. Bob Har
wood and daughter, who are
going Stateside for a visit; Allen
Beale, who heads the Arctic Re
search Laboratory at Point Bar
row, three servicemen, Bowers,
Bailey and Booker; also Weeda
Kamp and Mr. Gore.
Arriving this morning from
Kotzebue were Frank Adams,
Lela Oman, Dan Karmun, Gordon
Smith and Robert Larson.
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Labor Lobbyist
Slams Egan Ideas
On ESC Measure
JUNEAU, IJP> — Henry Hedberg,
lobbyist for the State Federation
of Labor, issued a four-page
statement last week criticizing as
inadequate Governor Egan’s em
ployment . security bill.
“Governor Egan is attempting
to compromise a highly controver
sial fire which he himself started
when he vetoed the Legislature’s
ESC bill of last year,” Hedberg
charged.
Although the 1959 bill did not
bring benefit payments “any
where near the point consistent
with the wage level in the state.”
Hedberg said it was a partial an
swer to Alaska’s problem.
The Egan-vetoed bill called for
jobless insurance fund taxes lev
ied on total wages. The present
proposal would raise the taxable
wage base from $4,200 to $7,200.
Hedberg contended the Gover
nor’s bill reduces the taxable
base by some 21 million dollars.
The present measure, Hedberg
charged, is “adding fuel to a fire
nurtured during the past year bv
members of the Republican Party
and a couple of frustrated so
called ESC experts.”
Sen. George McNabb, chairman
of the Commerce and Labor Com
mittee, also criticized the Gov
ernor’s measure. The Fairbanks
Democrat also advocates total
wage taxation to cure the unem
ployment situation and to repay
a nine million dollar federal debt.
In addition to increasing the
taxable wage base, Egan’s pro
posal would establish a variable
rate of contributions and reduce
payments to jobless workers who
leave Alaska^ It would not in
crease benefits or restrict present
eligibility requirements.
The reduction in out-of-state
unemployment benefits from $25
to $15 is expected to meet strong
opposition from labor.
Under the variable rate sched
ule, the heaviest contribution
assessment would be levied
against industries whose employes
draw most from the jobless in
urance fund.
About one-half of the area of
Canada, and as much as one-fifth
of the land area of the world is
perenially frozen near its surface,
according to a report of the Arc
tic Institute of-North America.
Iranian Prince Will Try
For Alaska Big Game
JUNEAU — Alaska’s renown as
a sportsman’s paradise apparently
has reached around the world to
Iran.
A letter to Governor William
Egan from the Department of
State advised last week that
Prince Abdol Reza Pahlavi, half
brother of the Shah of Iran, has
included the 49th State on the
tentative itinerary of a hunting
trip planned for this August.
“During his visit, the Prince
hopes to hunt in Alaska, Idaho,
Nevada, and Wyoming, and to col
lect heads of desert sheep, big
horn sheep, elk, mule deer, buf
falo and antelope,” advised Wil
liam C. Harrington, special State
Department assistant for fisheries
and wildlife.
Harrington said the Prince is
president of the Game Council of
Iran, and plans to turn specimens
over to the council for its museum.
Purpose of the communication
was to inquire whether it would
be possible for Prince Abdol Reza
to take the trophies he has indi
cated he would like.
Fish & Game Asks New
S.E. Wafer Boundary, to
Protect Crab Fisheries
KODIAK, UP) — A major prob
lem has developed for the Alaska
Fish and Game Department man
agement here over crab fishing in
the Alitak area.
An attorney general’s opinion
defining the waters of Shelikof
Strait prevents enforcement of
Alaska regulations for the area,
Roy Rickey, agent here, said. The
ruling, he added, prevents en
i forcement beyond the three-mile
: limit.
About half the fishing fleet in
the area is placing no limit on
crab pots or on dragging, he said.
At a special meeting Saturday,
the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce adopted a resolution ask
ing Governor Egan to intercede.
The resolution asks establish
' ment of a line three miles south
j west of Tugidak Island directly
; across the three miles off Cape
| Providence, on the Alaska Penin
sula, as the true mouth of the
Shelikof Strait, and defining the
area as “internal waters.”
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