THE NOME NUGGET
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London Paper
Asks Margaret To
Make Up Her Mind
LONDON, —The big circula
tion Daily Mirror clamored today
for Princess Margaret to make up
her mind once and for all whe
ther she is going to marry Capt. j
Peter Townsend, 40-year-old div- i
orced war hero.
The paper, which claims the I
world’s largest daily circulation
of more than iVz million, printed
a large front-page picture of the
radiant princess with this head
line: “Come on Margaret.”
Below the portrait was the line:
“Please make up your mind.”
The Mirror’s was only one
voice in the growing chorus of
speculation and gossip as the
pretty princess prepared to cele
brate her 25th birthday Sunday
in seclusion with the royal fam
ily at Balmoral Castle in Scot
land.
Once 25, Margaret will be free
•of the Royal Marriage Act’s ban
on royal family weddings that do
not have the sovereign’s approval.
It is generally accepted that
Townsend, father of two children
who divorced his wife for mis
conduct, is the man of the prin
cess’ heart.
Because Queen Elizabeth II is
temporal head of the Church of
England and the church disap
proves the remarriage of even the
innocent party in a divorce, the
Queen could hardly sanction of
ficially her sister’s marriage to
Townsend.
But after Sunday Margaret can
bypass Elizabeth and give a year’s
notice of intent to wed to the
Privy Council and both Houses of
Parliament. Unless they express
ly disapprove—an unlikely devel
opment in this day and age—the
marriage can take place.
Adm. Arleigh A. Burke
Succeeds Adm. Carney as
Chief of Naval Operations
ANNAPOLIS, Md., UR—Adm.
Arleigh A. Burke assumed com
mand of the Navy Wednesday
from Adm. Robert B. Carney and
pledged “to push with all my
energies those policies which he
has initiated to contribute further
.o the combat readiness and fight
ing trim of the U.S. Navy.”
Burke became the new chief of
Naval operations in colorful cere
monies in the same hall where he
was commissioned an ensign 32
years ago.
“The problem of controlling the
seas in tomorrow’s world is a
greater challenge to man than
ever before,” Burke told an audi
ence of some 2,000. “As a conse
quence, our preparations to meet
that challenge must be stepped up
to even higher levels. . . .”
Methodist Social Rooms
Open to Nome Youth
Two Nights a Week
The Methodist Church social
| rooms will be open to the young
I people of Nome for informal rec
j reation Wednesday and Saturday
evenings, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. be
ginning Aug. 17, it has been an
nounced.
Since the closing of the U.S.O.,
a number of teen-agers and ser
vicemen have found it difficult to
find a place suitable for a social
gathering. Therefore, Mr. Meck
lenburg, pastor of the Methodist
Church, has offered to give the
two evenings per week to any
who need a place to meet friends
and spend an evening.
The church is now equipped for
ping-pong and shuffle board. And
it is hoped soon to have a badmin
ton court completed. If possible,
folk games and group recreation
will be offered as soon as needed.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON LED 300 VIRGINIA
MILITIA AND JOO FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
AGAINST FRENCH AND INDIANS AT
BATTLE OF FORT NECESSITY PA.,
JULY 3-4,1754,/HARKING START OF
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
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Navy’s Biggest Icebreaker
Will Have I200-ft. Aerial
Supported by Balloons
WASHINGTON, UP) —A 1,200
foot antenna will be hoisted by
the Navy aboard the USS Glacier,
the biggest icebreaker in the free
world.
The antenna, dubbed the “Sky
hook,” will be lifted from the
deck of the ship and supported
in the air by two zeppelin - type
balloons about 30 feet long. The
balloons will follow the ship
much as toy balloons on a stick
follow a child.
The antenna was developed by
the Naval Research Laboratory to
provide the icebreaker with a
reliable communication range of
1,500 miles under difficult polar
conditions.
The antenna will be ready for
use in time for an Arctic expedi
tion this winter in which the Gla
cier, commissioned last May, will
take part. The Glacier is now at
Newport, R.I.
GETTING SET FOR SCHOOL?
DALLAS, Tex., LP)—Police ar
rested a 13-year-old boy Wednes
day who admitted taking 1,500
pencils in a Sunday burglary at
an advertising firm.
“What in the world did you
want with all those pencils,” offi
cers asked the boy.
“Well,” replied the young cul
prit, “school starts pretty soon.”
Six Iranian Officers Shot
As Communist Spies
TEHRAN, Iran, UP)—Six Army
and Air Force officers were exe
cuted as Communist spies Thurs
day by a firing squad at Ghasser
Barracks.
Twenty officers and one civil
ian had already been shot out of
650 people arrested last year and
charged with Communist spying.
The Shah commuted death sen
tences of 42 other officers and
two civilians to life imprisonment.
EX - UNION OFFICIAL
INDICTED FOR EVADING
$32,777 IN BACK TAXES
NEW YORK —Joseph P. Ryan,
71, president emeritus of the In
ternational Longshoremen’s Assn.,
was indicted by a federal grand
jury yesterday on a charge of
evading payment of $32,777 in
income taxes from 1949 through
1952. Asst. U.S. Atty. Alfred P.
O’Hara said Ryan failed to report
$81,123 in income during the four
year period.
CLERKS END 'STRIP STRIKE,'
DECIDE TO KEEP SHOES ON
NEW DELHI, tiPI—Government
clerks have decided to keep their
shirts on. After only one day
without shoes, they have suspend
ed a “strip strike” for higher pay
and improved working conditions.
They* had planned to report to
work wearing less and less each
day until their demands were met.
The original schedule called for
pajamas by Aug. 22, and after
that only loin cloths.
Until the ninth century, Eng
land was composed of seven sep
arate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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CAP Cadets Urged
To Attend Encampment
At Elmendorf Aug. 20-28
The annual Civil Air Patrol En
campment will be held at Elmen
dorf Air Force Base Aug. 20-28.
All CAP cadets are eligible and
are requested to attend if possi
ble. Encampments are a require
ment of a CAP cadet in order for
them to participate in foreign ex
change or to be eligible for any
certificate of proficiency, the
highest honor available to a cadet.
CAP Encampment Commander
Lt. Col. Harry Stiver believes this
will be one of the largest encamp
ments held in Alaska, as there are
cadets coming from Nome, Dill
ingham, Fairbanks, Big Qelta, Ju
neau, Kenai and Homer.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
Boy Bitten to Death
By Pack of 14 Dogs
BRACEBRIDGE, Ontario, Iff)—
A six-year-old boy was bitten to
death by a pack of 14 farm dogs
here Wednesday when he tried to
keep them from mauling his own
pet dog.
Police said Wayne Baker had
wandered away from his family’s
summer home at nearby Matthias
ville. He was found in a clump of
bushes on a neighboring farm an
hour later.
Mrs. Vera MacDonald, who is
the owner of the farm and dogs,
said she had gone to the store
shortly before the incident. When
she returned, she found her dogs
sniffing at some bushes. She
chased them and found the muti
lated child. Blood transfusions at
a hospital failed to save his life.
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