THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
Registration books will be held open until Sat
urday 6 p.m. to allow all eligible voters in the Special
school bond election to be officially recorded under
the territorial law.
This election is for taxpayers only, both real and
personal, and one of the requirements is that the
voter must be registered.
To date only 156 have registered meaning that
there are at least 200 qualified voters who will not
be participating in this important election.
In another town in the territory a similar election
was lost by one vote, with only ten per cent of the
voters taking enough interest in the community to
turn out and exercise their privilege as a taxpayer.
Let’s show our interest in the youth of our townj
by registering 100 per cent and make the needed!
school addition a reality.
POETRY DAY — OCTOBER 15
The governor of Alaska has set aside October 15
as Poetry Day in Alaska, such a day to call attention
to the poetry of Alaskans as well as other poets who
Through the ages have enriched the cultural heritage
of mankind.
The observance of such a day should stimulate
rn appreciation of poetry as a source of enjoyment and
inspiration as well as a source of expression of artistic
creation among our people.
Acting Governor of Alaska Waino E. Hendrickson
c sks that our schools, clubs, literary organizations, pub
]'c libraries, and citizens generally celebrate its obser
vance with appropriate readings of the ballads and’
oilier verse of poets past and present.
As far as we are able to observe, the ladies are
rapidly reducing the rank of bachelor Senators^
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More Anti-West
Violence Over
Trieste Issue
By ALEX SINGLETON
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Iff! —
Anti-Western violence increased
Tuesday as angry Yugoslavia
awaited Western reaction to Pres
ident Tito’s threats and notes de
signed to halt the transfer of
northern Trieste to Italy.
With Washington showing no
signs of babking down from the
British-American decision to pull
out of Zone A of the strategic ter
ritory, the mood of the tense Yu
goslavs again grew ugly.
Demonstrators beat up an Am
erican student and a Yugoslav
who dropped into the Belgrade
office of the U.S. Information
Service. Huge slogans spelling
“Entrance of Traitors” were
scrawled on sidewalks outside the
USIS office and the British read
ing room in the main part of the
city.
A reinforced ring of Yugoslav
military men surrounded both
buildings as mass street demon
strations continued. New protests
also were planned for the night.
A British spokesman said 1,000
to 1,500 “thugs” twice invaded
the reading room and seized cop
ies of the British News Bulletin,
tearing them up and using them
to make bonfires in the streets.
Demonstrators Monday slugged
the USIS director in Belgrade and
broke his nose.
The Russians put their oar in
the troubled Trieste waters Mon
day night, on the heels of Tito’s
bid for direct talks with the West
ern powers and his warning to the
United Nations that the Anglo
American plans are a threat to
peace.
In identical notes to Britain and
the United States, the Kremlin de
clared the plan to give Italy the
Allied-occupied zone — including
the Adriatic port city of Trieste—
was a “grave violation” of the
Italian Peace Treaty.
Underlining the apparent U.S.
British determination to pull out,
the first boatload of American
servicemen’s dependents left Tri
este Tuesday. In contrast to the
angry demonstrations in Yugo
slavia, Trieste itself continued
calm.
Dulles To Meet With
British, French Ministers
LONDON, OPl—Secretary of State
Dulles will meet in London this
week viith his British and French
counterparts.
A U.S. embassy spokesman con
firmed this Tuesday after reports
of the meeting had been heard in
London.
Anthony Eden last week re
sumed his duties as British for
eign minister. Georges Bidault
heads the French foreign ministry.
The U.S. embassy said they
and Dulles will meet Friday and
Saturday for talks on pressing
world problems — obviously in
cluding Trieste.
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It Is Not Yet Too Late —
| But It Soon Will Be! I
TO REGISTER FOR VOTING IN THE |
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
| Register NOW - Then Vote ‘YES’ |
Monday, October 19, 1953
THE ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL
WILL BE THE GREATEST CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
IN THE HISTORY OF NOME.
| THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY Tb GIVE THE CHILDREN 1
SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THEM GROW UP
| TO BE GOOD CITIZENS |
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Accidents Last Year Chief Cause
Of Alaska Deaths; TB Down To
Third Place, Heart Disease Second
Ac'cidents were the chief cause
of death in Alaska in 1952 for the
second successive year.
Accidents of all types account
ed for 20.8 percent or 262 of the
1261 deaths in the territory last
year, according to provisional data
received by the Bureau of Vital
Statistics. Heart diseases were in
second place, causing 217 deaths,
or 17.2 percent. Tuberculosis took
the third highest toll of lives,
causing 13.6 percent, or 172 of the
total deaths.
Though the 1952 data is still
considered provisional, it is ex
pected that there will be no
change in the order of the final
figures for the year, according to
F. E. Kester, director of the Bu
reau of Vital Statistics. He said
there are some known airplane
accident deaths not yet officially
reported which will later raise
the total death by accident figure.
Heart disease is the leading
cause of death in the United States
proper, Mr. Kester said, but it is
believed that its lower toll in Al
aska is due to the much younger
ages of the overall population of
the territory. In 1949, it was in
third place as cause of death in
Alaska, with tuberculosis in first
place and accidents as second.
Tuberculosis dropped from first
to third place as cause of death
in the territory for the first time
in 1951. It is in eighth place in the
States.
Indications of a drop in the
tuberculosis deaths in Alaska is
attributed to the intensive TB
control work during the past six
years in which cases are found
earlier and more hospital beds
have been made available, thus
making it possible to treat and
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cure tuberculosis patients.
Cancer, while in second place
as cause of death in the States at
present, was in sixth place in Al
aska in 1952. This also is thought
to reflect Alaska’s “young” popu
lation since cancer is found to
greater extent among the older
age groups. Accidents were in
fourth place in the States in the
1951 figures.
Dodgers Drop Dressen
As Manager For 1954
BROOKLYN, Ufl—The Brooklyn
Dodgers Wednesday dropped
Charlie Dressen as manager.
Dressen led the Dodgers to Na
tional League championships in
1952 and 1953 but lost to the
New York Yankees in the World
Series both years.
The failure of Dressen and the
Dodgers to come to terms for
1954 was a complete surprise to
baseball observers, who expected
Dressen to return at an increase
in pay.
Walter O’Malley, president of
the National League champions,
told a specially called news con
ference he had offered Dressen
a one-year contract which the
manager had refused.
Dressen, O’Malley said, insisted
o'n a three-year agreement as a
reward for leading the Dodgers
to National League pennants the
last two years.
Dressen said he had asked or
iginally for a three-year contract
but would be willing to settle
for two.
“I won’t reconsider,” he said.
“I won’t manage the team next
year.”
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