THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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THE RAT CONTROL PROBLEM
4 RAT CONTROL PROGRAM has been started by
the Sanitation Department at a well chosen time
so that the unhealthy situation existing in several
parts of the community can be brought under control
before the rat colony gets too well established before
winter.
The program calls for cooperation of many people
and the sanitation officer, Harry Carter, has called
for volunteers to assist in helping him check the bait
stations. Several civic organizations have been look
ing for some project in which to participate and this
is one that will certainly help the whole community.
This is a good youth training project.
Hand in hand with rat control is the need for
homes and business houses handling food to keep their
garbage covered at all times in such a way that it
cannot be dumped and spread over the ground. During
the cleanup campaign it was found that there were
people in the community who do not realize the health
problems they create by not using the scavenger ser
vices. All persons caught dumping their refuse on
empty lots should be reported immediately because
the rat control program is a lost cause until the
source of the problem is eliminated.
Take Your Pick — Nixon or Kennedy
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
Richard M. Nixon, talking about
an “uphill battle” and the pro
bable bearing of future events on
the election, is putting on the
poor mouth which worked so ef
fectively for John F. Kennedy in
the West Virginia primary.
“Closest election of the cen
tury,” Nixon opines.
Things over which he and Ken
nedy have no control may be de
cisive, he adds.
All of which may be true en
ough. Certainly, from the stand
point of strictly political effective
ness, the Kennedy - Lyndon B.
Johnson ticket appears to have
the edge, if only because there
are more Democrats than Repub
licans.
Then there are some balancing
factors. Nixon and Kennedy are
both adept politicians, profession
al despite their youth. Both come
from the war generation which is
now beginning to take over the
responsibilities of the prime of
life in all fields.
Both are fighters, and both have
a cold nerve when the chips are
down. Kennedy proved it not only
in West Virginia but in Los An
geles. Nixon proved it in Moscow
and Caracas, and when his char
acter was questioned soon after
his nomination in 1952.
Despite Henry Cabot Lodge’s
experience in the Eisenhower
campaigns, most people will hand
the palm for political ability to
Johnson by a good margin. Lodge
is respected at the U.N. for his
ability to get to the core of mat
ters and for his personal pres
ence, but has only recently got
ten into good graces with the
press corps there. The U.N. news
men got mad again Thursday
when he failed to notify them of
his New York news conference.
Little slips of that kind can hurt
a campaign.
As of now, the Democrats ap
pear to be offering more of some
thing for everybody.
In the south, Kennedy’s Cath
olocism will hurt, but Nixon’s
civil rights platform and Lyndon
Johnson will help the Democrats,
leaving the traditional situation
about the same. Some states will
continue their trend toward two
partyism, maybe even going over
to the Republicans — states like
Florida.
People are still highly disturbed
over the failure of the Eisenhower
peace campaign. Nixon is hurt.
But Kennedy’s slogan about “New
Frontiers” in world leadership
doesn’t seem to be catching on
very fast, either. The call to sac
rifice is largely drowned out by
1 the prosperity jamboree, which
will help Nixon if it lasts.
Nevertheless, as of today, Nixon
is entitled to the poor mouth tech
nique which might have helped
Thomas E. Dewey so much 12
years ago.
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Initiative i Heard
At Chamber
Robert Boochever, Juneau at
torney, spoke on behalf of Alas
kans United at Chamber meeting
Thursday. He presented many
dramatic figures which had been
carefully prepared by the Juneau
group on what the capital move
means to the economy of the cap
ital city.
Most outstanding was the state
ment that if the capital moves,
7.000 people of the 9,000 popula
tion of that city would be moved
to the new city should Initiative
No. 1 pass and the community
would be completely wrecked.
He also stated that the capital
move would cost the people of the
State of Alaska 100 million dol
lars. Inaccessibility was refuted
by a chart showing the landings
over a nine month period of 98
per cent favorable.
Rep. Bob Blodgett of this area
refuted the statements of Mr.
Boochever, stating “Southeastern
Alaska knows little of our needs
and cares less. During the legis
lature they maintain an apathetic
attitude toward Northwestern Al
aska—we’re too far away and the
attitude is we’ll try and do some
thing—maybe,.”
Southeastern Alaska delegation
defeated the badly needed new
gym for the University of Alaska.
Blodgett said because they were
too far away to see and realize
how important it was. “Eighty
per cent of the population which
is in western and northern Alaska
can’t see and hear what goes on
in Juneau or bring their problems
when necessary and needed.”
He cited as an example the Al
aska National Guard which does
most of its work in the 1st and
2nd Scout Battalions in North
western and Western Alaska and
the hub of the training being at
Elmendorf. Yet the head of the
advisory board maintains his of
fice in Juneau so much money is
spent on travel, per diem and long
distance telephone in this work.
Article by Paul Tiulana
Appears In Hunting and
Fishing Guide, Just Out j
An article by Eskimo hunter I
Paul Tiulana of Nome and a full
page fishing location map of the
Nome area are features of Alas
ka’s first annual Hunting and
Fishing Guide, it was announced
today by Ed Fortier and Herb
Rhodes of Anchorage, publishers.
' “Alaska Hunting and Fishing
Guide gives recognition to an im- |
portant Alaskan industry that we I
feel has been neglected,” said the j
publishers.
“Alaska has a right to claim it
is the big league for North Am
erican sportsmen, and Alaska
Hunting and Fishing Guide helps
prove the state’s claim,” said For
tier and Rhodes.
Twelve hunting and fishing lo
cation maps are included in the
76-page initial issue as well as
100 photos.
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Letter to the Editor
I should like to express my ap
preciation for the hospitality ex
tended by the people of Nome to
members of the Clover's crew. In
particular, the effective perform
ance and cooperation of Police
Chief Carter contributed signifi
cantly to the good relations en
joyed during our stay.
Since the Clover is based at a
Naval Station in the Aleutians,
the annual trip to Nome provides
the only opportunity for crew
members to visit a liberty port
during their entire tour of duty
aboard. This naturally enhances
the pleasure of each visit.
Sincerely,
Frank Barnett
L.CDR, USCG Clover,
Commanding Officer
Powers will Not Be
Allowed American
Attorneys at His Trial
MOSCOW, (tfl— Sources today
said U2 pilot Francis Powers will
not be allowed American lawyers
when he goes on trial for es
pionage.
The trial opens Aug. 17 before
a military court made up of a
judge advocate and two “assess
ors.” Informed sources said the
tribunal will be of the “first in
stance,” meaning Powers prob
ably can appeal any sentence to
a higher court. Death is the maxi
mum penalty for espionage.
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Russian Planes Made At
Least Six Flights Off
Alaska Coast In Two Years
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UPi—
The United States says Soviet re
connaissance planes equipped
with electronic devices made at
least six flights off the coast of
Alaska in 1959 and 1960.
Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Am
bassador to the U. N.. cited the
•flights during U. N. Security
Council debate Tuesday night.
He displayed a chart on which
the dates and courses of the fol
lowing flights were plotted:
March 18, 1959—5 miles from
St. Matthews Island, which is
U.S. territory.
March 19, 1959—15 miles from
Cape Lisbourne.
March 24. 1959—25 miles from
Point Barrow.
March 26, 1959—20 miles from
St. Matthews Island.
Feb. 3, 1960—10 miles from St.
Matthews Island.
Feb. 5, 1960—12 miles from St.
Lawrence Island.
Lodge told the Council the So
viet Union has been sending re
connaissance planes regularly to
ward the coast of Alaska, as close
as five miles from U.S. territory,
“to gather intelligence on our
radar and other electronic sig
nals.”
He said such flights have been
going on for years off the coast
of Alaska “which is just as- -much
a part of the United States as
New York or Boston.”
AGREEMENT?
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., UP) —
Candidate for sheriff V. W. Mad
dox says he and his opponent.
Sheriff James Turner, are in par
tial agreement.
“Said Maddox. “I find myself in
complete agreement with Turner
on at least two points; namely,
that he is human and has made
some mistakes.”
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