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German Troops in Britain . . •
AN EDITORIAL in The London Times discusses the
the earning arrival in Wales next month of the
first German tank battalion' to train in Britain. The
paper says one of the serious weaknesses of the North
Atlantic Alliance is its lack of integration. The use of
a British (training area by an ally is a step in the right
direction1. Although the arrangement for this year is
said to be a trial, there can the little doubt that Britain
will be expected to contribute permanently to the
draining facilities of NATO, and the German troops
will come to be as familiar here as British soldiers are
in Germany. The Times says the first steps towards
P this will be the most painful; and the Germans, while
taking full account of the genuine dismay, which some
people will feel, must not be discomposed by organ
ized sound and fury. This is a time for patient under
standing on both sides. A fully interdependent alli
ance in Europe is becoming more than ever important
to the West, and the dose integration of Federal Ger
many is the strangest safeguard to those whose
memory of two World Wars dies hard.
Fact and Opinion . . .
TTENRY HAZLITT writes, in Newsweek: “In the
United States, in 1932 and 1933, the confidence
of holders of Federal Reserve notes that they would
be able to convert gold at any time they wanted col
lapsed. They rushed to convert. Their distrust proved
justified. Gold redemption was suspended. The gov
ernment did not blame its own monetary policies. It
denounced the people who 'had lost confidence and
had demanded gold. It devalued the dollar, thus break
ing faith with everybody who bad relied on it most
solemn pledge. It not only terminated the right of its
own citizens to demand gold for their notes; it made
it a crime for them to buy or own gold no matter where
they got or held it. .. when the .unit of money repre
sents no real tangible value, but a scrap of paper whose
supply is determined by the mere discretion or caprice
of the politicians in power, history shows that the in
evitable end result is monetary instability and un
controlled inflation.
Injured Construction
Boss Being fended to
In Three Languages
SEATTLE (T) — Lawrence
Younger, a construction boss from
Ketchikan, has been in Swedish
Hospital the past 10 days. He will
be there about two weeks more.
A falling rock on a construction
job near Ketchikan crushed his
foot 12 or 13 days ago. Hospital
ization and treatment here was
ordered.
Yesterday, he was being tended
to in three languages by four
young women, all registered
nurses.
Exchange students from many
lands and many professional
fields are common in the United
States today. Nursing is no ex
ception.
And that is the reason that
Younger’s nurses were Fusayo
Ikeno of Japan, Miriam Lofgren
of Sweden, and Marilyn Peter
son and Maria L. Dowling, both
from Melbourne, Australia.
SALMON PRICE HITS
HIGH OF 65 CENTS
SEATTLE Uf)—Salmon hit their
highest prices of the season in
Alaska at Sitka Monday with
large kings bringing 65 cents a
pound and silvers 30 cents.
Sitka reported landings of 11,800
pounds of silvers and 5,800
pounds of kings.
WIEN PASSENGER TRAFFIC
From Fairbanks: George and
Art Johnson, Frank Ingram, Boyd
Harwood, J. Bjarkman, G. Ander
son, A. R. Vidak, Mel Peosey,
Nick Sullivan, John Courtney, V.
E. Deane, Earl Shreve, arid Gil
Dorkes.
From Kotzebue: Andy Miller,
Melvin Spruiell, Glen Fitz, Mr.
and Mrs. Jantzer.
To Kotzebue: Rex Bowen.
To Fairbanks: Elsie Reik, Alfred
Evans, Frank Legerat, Morris
DeeWittee, Tony Yurkovich, Stan
Halverson, Mr. and Mrs. D. Fos
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Reader,
Sharon Reader, Mr. and Mrs. C.A.
Walker, Sarantis Simeon, Douglas
Lee, Ann Walsh, Norvin Lewis,
Mr. Leaven, Arnold Croxton, Max
Crapeau, Mr. Carter, Mr. Bar
tholmuea, Zens, Joy, Jill, Janice,
and Robin He
U.S. EMPLOYES' PER DIEM
UPPED FROM $12 TO $16
WASHINGTON — Govern
ment employes now may receive
$16 instead of $12 for daily living
expenses while traveling, under
a bill signed by President Ken
nedy Monday.
The increase in per diem affects
all government departments and
agencies. Members of Congress
and committee staff members are
reimbursed under separate regu
lations.
All Bids Rejected for
Propulsion Systems on
Alaska’s Three Ferries
JUNEAU UFi —• All bids for the
propulsion systems of Alaska’s
three ferries have been rejected
and new bids will be invited, B.
E. Lewellen, Director of the
State’s Marine Transportation Di
vision said yesterday.
He said it was decided to re
ject the bids because "such a
variety of proposals were made it
is believed to be in the state’s
best interest to broaden the scope
of our invitation.’’ Lewellen
added, the various bids in re
sponse to the original invitation
contained as many as seven alter
nates in each bid, as well as
qualification of basic prices, in
cluding discounts for extension of
delivery time.
New bids, Lewellen said, will
be opened by the Department of
Public Works on Aug. 13.
Porpoises have as many as 96
teeth — yet swallow their food
whole.
CALL MAIN 65 for
Arctic Sanitary
Service
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