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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3. 1879.
Soviets Blast U.S.
At U.N. for Stand
To Block Poland
By MAX HARRELSON
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., <# —
The Soviet Union accused the
Western powers yesterday of ag
gravating the cold war by refus
ing to support Comunist Poland
for a seat in the U. N. Security
Council. .
The United States and Britain
along with many other non-Com
munist countries have announced
they art backing Turkey for the
Eastern European seat in the 11
nation council. A decision will be
taken by the General Assembly
soon, perhaps later this week.
,In a statement to the press, the
Soviet U.N. delegation declared
that the Western “discrimnation”
against Soviet bloc countries in
Eastern Europe must be brought
to an end.
“Under conditions where the
relaxation of international tension
is in evidence, such discrimination
is a manifestation of the cold war
and is detrimental to the cause of
peace,” it added.
The Soviet statement was circu
lated a few hours before Vasily
V. Kuznetsov, a Soviet deputy
foreign minister, was to address
the 82-nation Assembly on this
and other issues before the cur
rent session.
The Soviet declaration stated
that several countries are violat
ing agreements on geographic dis
tribution of Security Council seats
and pursuing “the policy aimed at
agravating relations between
countries.” Such actions, the state
ment said, are undermining the
foundations of the United Nations.
“The Soviet delegation consid
ers that the election of Poland as
a nonpermanent member of the
Security Council would contribute
to enhancing international author
ity and prestige of the United
"Nations,” the statement said.
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3-Month Siamese
Twins Parted by
Delicate Surgery
PORTLAND, Ore., — The
newly separated Stubblefield
Siamese twins were alive today,
but a medical spokesman said it
was “nip and tuck” for the three
month-old girls.
“They are getting along as well
as can be expected,” said a
spokesman for the University of
Oregon Medical School Hospital,
where the five-hour operation was
performed Tuesday.
The operation was termed a
success but doctors said the 24
to 48 hours following surgery
would be the iftost crucial period. |
The delicate operation was!
performed by a team of 17. As ex- |
pected, they found that the twins
had a common breastplate, and a ;
liver bridge.
The twins — named Jeanett I
Kim and Dennett Linn — were
born face to face, and were
joined at the abdomen.
The parents are Mr. and Mrs.
James Stubblefield of Parma, j
Idaho.
WASHINGTON, UP) — Todafy is
America’s National Day of Prayer j
for 1959.
Americans were asked by Pres
ident Eisenhower to join in prayer
and “give thanks for the bounty j
of providence which has made j
possible the growth and promise |
of our land.”
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Ask For More Road Building Funds
The Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce,
Road and Transportation Committees have sent a letter
to Gov. William Egan, protesting the “unfair” alloca
tion of road funds for Second Division construction. The
letter is signed by Joe Kroninger and Pearse Walsh,
chairmen of the respective committees. Copies of the
letter were sent to most of the newspapers in the state.
The Chamber also urges the public to write to the
governor asking a larger share of road construction
funds for northwestern Alaska.
Following is the text of the letter:
To: The Honorable William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska.
This letter is written to you as under our State Constitution the
direct responsiblity for all State functions is vested in the office
of the Governor. V
We have just become aware from news releases that the State
Highway program for the fiscal year 1961, with bids to be adver
tised and let during 1960, has been approved by our State Govern
ment. The immediate response of the people in this area when
informed of the allocation of highway ftxnds was one of disbelief and
indignation, and of bitter reaction to this unfair treatment.
Funds available for the 1961 fiscal year program total $41,500,000.
i Of this amount $924,000 is allocated to the Northwestern Alaska
District, which is the old Second Divsiorf. This amounts to a mere
2.2 per cent of the total funds. Prior to statehood we were under the
old Bureau of Public Roads formula which allocated to us 8 per cent
of the road funds expended in the Territory. Under that formula
we felt we were being treated unfairly and were backed up in this
! by other sections of Alaska. Now that we have statehood it appears
that our own State Government is treating us much more unfairly.
We are convinced that people from all sections of Alaska will join
with us in our request that we should receive equal or more consid
eration from our State Government than we did from the Federal
Government under Territorial status.
For years we have fought for a road connecting the Seward
Peninsula with the rest of Alaska, our prime objective being the
completion of Highway 97, connecting Nome and Fairbanks, with
eventual connection with the McGrath-Anchorage highway. We
definitely do not believe in sectionalism, and sincerely feel that
Highway 97 would not only aid the economy of this area but is
necessary for the proper development of Alaska as a whole.
Backing has been received from persons in all of Alaska to have
this road placed on the highest priority as a part of the Alaska High
way system. At the first Annual Alaska Road Conference held in
Juneau on July 27 and 28 of this year, there were representatives of
12 Alaska cities and 18 Chambers of Commerce in attendance. This
conference was called by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce to
see if these representatives of groups from all of Alaska could forget
sectionalism and arrive at basic recommendations for an integrated
i Alaska Highway system.
As a result of this Conference, a list of some eight road projects,
; including Highway 97 and two ferry systems, was recommended to
: the State Department of Public Works as being of the highest priority
, among roads proposed for construction: In addition to the Conference,
: our State Legislature by Senate Resolution No. 9, gave highest
priority to Highway 97. This clearly indicates that the people of
all Alaska are behind the immediate construction of this highway.
Justification for Highway 97 is well-recognized by reason of the
fact that it will open up vast undeveloped mineral areas, as well
as traverse areas where oil exploration is already in progress, this
j facilitating development of the entire Seward Peninsula. Mr. Richard
: Downing, Commissioner of Public Works, in a public meeting during
i his recent Nome visit, stated that the highway was economically
! justified on the basis of tourism alone, even without taking the
* natural resources development into consideration.
Under the Federal Highway rogram for the nert three years,
I the State will have available approximately $41,500,000 per year for
new construction, based' upon land area for allotment of Federal
funds. This District comprises 25 per cent of the land area of Alaska,
and for this reason alone enables the State to have over $10,000,000
i per year for new construction.
A paved highway has never been requested, merely a good usable
road. We are fully aware that any such new construction will have
to be maintained, which is true wherever any road is constructed.
Previous to Mr. Downing’s visit to Nome, we were always under
the assumption that Highway 97 was a designated part of the State
Highway system, and that survey and planning would start so that
the public could be informed of the route. We are now informed that
Highway 97 is not even designated on the State Highway system, and
as a consequence no survey can be made until it is so designated.
Relying on your fairness, we earnestly request fhat you take
immediate measures to have Highway 97 designated as a part of the
overall State Highway system, and that funds be made available for
an immediate survey and start of construction. If steps are not
I taken at once we will lose at least one-third of what Senator Bartlett
! terms “the three honeymoon years” of the Federal Highway Aid
Program.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight and Thursday. Low
tonight 25,'high tomorrow 40.
Nome data lasl 24 hours (as of
7 a.m. today): Precipitation, none;
month’s total .13 inches. Temper
atures: highest 49, lowest 29.
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