Army Buddies Asked
Elvis to Sing Only Once
NASHVILLE, Tenn., UP) — The
Army’s • million-buck private,
Elvis Presley, drove back to
Nashville last night for his first
record-making session since he
was drafted in March.
Everything was about the
same—trick knee jumping to the
beat even without an audience—
but no sideburns.
“Can’t say I miss ’em much,”
he said. “At any rate, they’re
gone now. And they won’t
grow back until March 24, 1960
—my gettin’ out date.”
Presley said he hopes things
will, be the same when, he gets
out, perhaps referring to his
record sales of about 25 million
copies.
“Some of the guys asked me
to sing in the barracks one night,”
Elvis recalled. “I gave ’em
‘Hound Dog,’ and they haven’t
asked me since. I hope they’re
just being polite.”
His two-week furlough ends
this weekend, and he plans to
leave his Memphis home Satur
day for Ft. Hood, Tex., where
he will take advanced tank train
ing.
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Ike Suggests Top
Scientists Meet In
Geneva On July 1
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower Tuesday pro
posed to Soviet Premier Khrush
chev that technical talks begin
July 1 in Geneva on methods of
policing any possible' future ban
on nuclear tests.
The White House made public
a letter from the President stat
ing that the Swiss government
has agreed to the Geneva site,
whfcch Eisenhower said would
be preferable to Moscow from the
U. S. viewpoint.
Khrushchev in agreeing to such
talks had suggested they be held
in his own capital.
Eisenhower told the Russian
Premier this government would
not object to inclusion of experts
from Czechoslovakia and Poland
on Russia’s side.
The Western powers partici
pating, he said, would be the
United Kingdom, France, and
possibly other countries in addi
tion to the United States.
Eisenhower, noted that Khrush
chev had indicated. Russia would
not object to the inclusion of ad
ditional Western nations having
experts in the field of nuclear
test detection.
With respects to neutrals, Ei
senhower told the Russian Pre
mier that “we have no objec
j tion in principle to their join
ing laterv in the discussions if it
is agreed during the course of
the talks that this is necessary or
useful.
That might let such, countries
as India into the talks.
MONROE, Wash., UP) — Four
escapees from the Washington
State Reformatory were captured
in thick'ywoods near here Monday
night. One of them was Samuel
Gowen, 20, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Gowen was serving time on a
robbery conviction.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
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The Detection Of Cancer
Contrary to the opinion of many people, some forms of cancer are
curable if detected and treated early enough. According to the Amer
ican Cancer Society one in every three cancer deaths can be pre
vented if proper treatment is begun early enough.
What is cancer? Cancer is really a family of diseases, all having
certain common characteristics. <
All cancers are made up of cells
which, for one or more reasons,
have become altered and cease
functioning in a normal manner.
The diseased cells then divide
themselves, and force their way
among normal cells, stealing
their nourishment. This is the
way cancer spreads.
This beginning process of de
generation and multiplication of
the cells — the early stages of
cancer — may take place without
the patient feeling any discom
fort or pain whatsoever. It is in
this stage that the greatest
chance of curing the condition
exists. Later it will be extremely
difficult, or even impossible, to
eliminate or contain the malig
nant growth.
If, however, detection is made
early enough, it can usually be
destroyed by radium or x-ray
treatments, or removed by sur
gery. It is estimated that about
80,000 Americans are being cured
of cancer every day mainly be
cause they undergo periodic med
ical examinations.
Cancer strikes all ages, in all
walks of life. But as the advances
of medical science add years to
our life expectancy, and we gain
more older people the incidence
of cancer will increase. Accord
ing to an insurance company, in
1950 there were "126,000 cancer
deaths in this country among
persons 65 and over. This fact
only dramatizes the need for
periodic visits to your doctor,
whether you are sick or not.
Great amounts of money and
esearch talent are being ex
pended by the pharmaceutical in
dustry and others in the search
for drugs that will arrest or cure
cancer. But until the final answer
is discovered, each of us must
accept a responsibility to watch
for the following cancer danger
signals: 1. Any sore that does not
heal; 2. A lump or thickening in
the breast or elsewhere; 3. Un
usual bleeding or discharge; 4.
Any change in a wart or mole;
5. Persistent indigestion or dif
ficulty in swallowing; 6. Persist
ent hoarseness or cough; 7. Any
change in normal bowel habits.
There are various ways your
doctor can detect cancer, and
guessing is not one of them. You
should not guess, either. Exami
nation may teveal that you do
not have cancer as you suspected,
a fact which will be good for
your peace of mind.
© 1958, Schering Corporation
News-Letter
By Mary Lee Council
Secretary to E. L. Bartlett
Delegate to Congress From Alaska
Community Facilities Loans
Alaska is included in the pro
visions of a $2 billion commun
ities facilities bill which was ap
proved this week for reporting to
the House and which forecasters
predict faces rough going in the
House and probable presidential
veto if enacted by the Congress.
I The measure which passed the
Senate on April 16 was greatly
liberalized by the House Banking
and Currency Committee.
Under existing law the Com
munity Facilities Administration
of the Housing and Home Finance
Agency under a $100 million pro
gram makes loans to small com
munities in the States, including
Alaska, with priority given to
public works involving storage,
treatment, purification and dis
tribution of water; sewage, sew
age treatment and sewer facil
ities. Communities eligible must
have populations under 10,000.
The loans are repayable up to 40
years with maximum interest
rates at 4 1/8 percent and 4 5/8
percent. Also under existing law
authorization allows federal ad
vances for public works planning
in the total amount of $48 million.
Rifle Practice
An appropriation of $300,000 is
contained in the appropriation
bill for the Defense Department
under consideration this week in
the House for the marksmanship
training program of the National
Board of the Promotion of Rifle
Practice.
Delegate Bartlett testified ear
lier this year in support of the
appropriation for the promotion
of civilian marksmanship train
ing. In Alaska twelve adult
shooting clubs and three junior
clubs are affiliated with the
National Rifle Association of
America which cooperates with
the Board in connection with the
training. At the present time the
Alaska members total approxi
mately 1,560.
Law Enforcement Legislation
Subcommittee approval was
given this week to Delegate Bart
lett’s bill to fill a gap which is
asserted to have been created
in respect to law enforcement
in so-called “Indian country” in
Alaska.
The measure which went to
the full House Judiciary Commit
tee was introduced because of
apprehension expressed that as a
result of a decision of the Third
Division District Court last year
territorial law and the main body
of federal law is not applicable
in “Indian country” in the Ter
Englishman Takes
Daily Naps In
His Oak Coffin
STANSTEAD ABBOTS, Eng
land, (S) — Archie Miller dis
closed Tuesday he has been nap
ping in his coffin for 33 years
and is satisfied that his last
long rest will at least be com
fortable.
Miller is 92. Every afternoon
he goes to a shed where he keeps
the coffin and gives it a polish
ing. Then, if drowsy, he crawls
in for a snooze.
The coffin is solid oak and
cost 23 pounds—about $100 when
Miller bought it.
“I even had my photograph
taken in it,” he told a reporter
“Wanted to see how I’d look
when the undertaker lays me
out.”
“I came into the world a bit
rough, as one of nine children.
Now I’m making sure I go out
respectable—with an oak cof
fin with solid brass handles and
everything.”
ritQry. The bill would add Alas
ka to the five states named in a
law of the 83rd Congress which
are empowered to extend their
criminal codes to “Indian coun
try.”
Grace And Rainier To
Hold Charity Fete For
UN Children’s Fund
MONTE CARLO, UPl — Princess
Grace and Prince Rainier have
invited former President and
Mrs. Truman to drop over Sat
urday night for an old-fashion
songfest—at $23.81 each and any
champaign extra.
The singing will be led by
Frank Sinatra and Noel Coward.
The occasion is a big charity fete
which the princess—who, as
Grace Kelly sang with Sinatra
in the movie “High Society”—is
sponsoring for the U. N. Child
ren’s Fund.
The Trumans are vacationing
on the French Riviera.
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