House Defense
Probers Hint of
Airborne Alert
By EDMOND LE BRETON
WASHINGTON, OK — An air
borne alert of bombers poised to
strike back instantly at an ag
gressor may be backed by House
spending chiefs with far more
funds than President Eisenhower
recommended.
Chairman George H. Mahon of
the House Defense Appropriations
Subcommittee, dropped the hint
during questioning of Gen. Thom
as Power, head of the Strategic
Air Command.
The SAC commander testified
the Air Force wanted to push
ahead with stocking of spare parts
and building up crews so an air
borne alert could be set up in
stantly if needed. But he indicated
money requests for this were
pared down by higher authority in
the Administration.
Mahon told him: “I am encour
aging you, I hope, to try to sell
this package and to get along with
it because I feel a lot safer if you
had the capability. . . .”
Power assured the subcommittee
that, even with his SAC planes
only on a ground alert, his com
mand could react within seconds
"after it was known that the
United States was actually
attacked.
Breaks 214-Year Precedent
PRINCETON, N.J., OK — The
first Negro ever to hold class
office in the 214-year history
of Princeton University is trea
surer of the freshman class. He
is Edward White, 18, of New
Haven. Conn.
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800-Mile Fairbanks
Outboard River Race
FAIRBANKS, Wl — An 800-mile
outboard motorboat race on the
Yukon and Tanana Rivers was an
nounced here yesterday.
The race is being sanctioned by
the Fairbanks Outboard Associa
tion, with sponsorship by the
Union Oil Co.
The boats will leave Circle City
on the Yukon River at midnight
on May 28. They will race down
the Yukon River to Tatoana Vil
lage, then up the Tanana to Fair
banks.
Called the Midnight Sun Mara
thon, the race will be limited to
riverboat type hulls 24 feet long
or longer. Engines are limited to
29 to 44 cubic inches.
Harvey Stryken, commodore of
the Fairbanks Outboard Associa
tion, said that 15 boats have al
ready entered. '
Three men crews are required,
and each boat must have two en
gines, emergency equipment and
a rifle.
The race will finish in front
of the Chamber of Commerce
Building in Fairbanks, after the
competitors have raced an esti
mated 800 miles through wilder
ness country and swift water.
BILLION-DOLLAR HOUSING
BILL GETS THROUGH HOUSE
WASHINGTON, UPi — The
House yesterday passed a billion
dollar housing bill over deter
mined Republican opposition.
The bill was passed by a 214'-163
vote.
The measure sent to the Senate
would provide a billion dollars to
buy up gvernment-insured mort
gages.
Proponents said this would
make more funds available, spur
building and employment and tend
to counteract forces driving in
terest rates upward.
U. S. DROPS RESTRICTIONS
ON TRAVEL IN HUNGARY
WASHINGTON. UPl — The State
Department today abandoned
four-year-old passport restrictions
on travel by U.S. citizens in Com
munist Hungary.
Department officials, in re
sponse to reporters’ questions did
not offer any thoroughgoing ex
planation for the change.
The move could lead to some
easing of relations between the
United States and the Hungarian
Red regime which in past years
has been bitterly denounced as a
Soviet puppet.
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Egan Opppses
Deal With Japan
Fish Freezer Ship
JUNEAU, Wl — The Governor’s
office disclosed today that negotia
tions are underway by private
concerns for a freezer ship opera
tion in which Bristol Bay Red Sal
mon would 'be transported to
Japan for processing.
The disclosure was made in an
announcement in which Governor
Egan expressed strong opposition
to the plan, and in which he said
similar objections had been voiced
by Sen. Bob Bartlett.
The Governor said both he and
the state’s senior Senator had
protested in separate latters to
William C. Herrington, special as
sistant to the Undersecretary of
State for Fisheries and Wildlife
in Washington.
Egan said the proposal “would
have the immediate effect of de
nying American citizens employ
ment in shore-based canneries,
upon which most of the residents
of that area are dependent for a
livelihood.”
The Governor also quoted Bart
lett as advising Herrington: “I
could never support such an un
dertaking and I sincerely trust the
Department of State will take the
same attitude.”
The Governor’s Office quoted a
letter from a California attorney
representing an American firm in
process of negotiating a contract
with~a Japanese corporation. The
letter said the operation would
consist of the Japanese corpora
tion sending a freezer ship into
Bristol Bay to buy red salmon
caught by the American company’s
boats manned by American fish
ermen. The freezer ship would re
turn to Japan after the Bristol
Bay red salmon season ends in
late July, and process the catch for
sale there “in their best business
judgment.”
Bartlett was quoted as saying
“Alaskans have always opposed
the use of refrigerator ships in
this business, regardless of the flag
under which they might be docu
mented.”
He also said there was a “very
serious problem” already existing
“with respect to Japanese taking
red salmon spawned in Alaskan
waters.”
Egan Proclaims May 1-7
‘Youth Fitness Week’
Governor Egan, in compliance
with a request of the President,
has proclaimed the week of May 1
through May 7 to be Youth 'Fit
ness Week In The State of Alaska.
He urges all citizens of the state
to use all appropriate means to
promote programs and actfvities
appropriate to the occasion, and
to attend those functions which
are held in their communities to
demonstrate the imortance of
youth fitness, to the end that we
may assure the continuing
strength and well-being of our
people.
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YOUR Civil
Air Patrol
Released by
MAJ. F. S. RHODE
C.A.P. Coordinator
N.W. Alaska
To the individuals listed below,
the title of this column now has
real meaning. It truly is YOUR
Civil Air Patrol. You can take
pride in your part in providing
significant and material aid to the
CAP. Although Associate Mem
bership does not confer on the
holder the privileges of active
membership, it does and should
provide a personal feeling of pride
to be a supporter of the Civil Air
Patrol and its humanitarian and
youth educational programs. Your
Associate Membership dues will
make it possible for the Nome
Composite Squadron to maintain
a better Air Search and Rescue
capability and an expanded and
improved Cadet program.
The following is a partial roster
of those now supporting the CAP
Programs, through Associate
Membership:
Participating Associate Member
ship — George Bayer, Northern
Commercial Company.
Special Associate Membership
— Nome Sanitary Service.
Regular Associate Membership
— Mr. and Mrs. Bon Davis, Phil
lip Dexter, Charles Fagerstrom,
Luther Dunbar, Gotthardt Carl
son, Carl Oman, Eino Mynetti,
Paul Dryden, James Savok, Roy
Walker, and Mr. George S. Doug
las, Seattle, Wash.
McNees Appointed Local
Alaska Airlines
Sales Representative
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines
has announ'ced the appointment of
State Senator John McNees as a
Sales Representative for Nome
and the Nome area, starting
May 1.
According to LeRoy H. Peter
son, Vice President of Servcies,
McNees will have an added func
I tion as Ground Operator for
Alaska Airlines’ tours to that area.
Seven Pounds of Guesses
Can Be Seen at Nugget
The list of guesses for the Nena
na Ice Classic has been compiled,
and makes a book of 1,200 pages,
which weighs seven pounds. One
copy is available at The Nugget,
and another at the Polar Curio
and Bar.
According to the book, May 3
is the favored day, with 12,000
guesses on that day. There was a
guess for as early %s April 1, and
another for as late as Sept. 0.
May 3 at 3:33 is the most popu
lar time chosen, with 226 guesses
for that minute. As some of the
guesses are from pools, this time
is covered by many persons.
Anyone who is interested may
look over the Wish Book at The
Nugget Office.
Ike Welcomes Nepalese
Royalty to U. S.
WASHINGTON, UP) — King Ma
hendra of Nepal and Queen Ratna
arrived Wednesday for a three
day state visit. They were wel
comed by President Eisenhower at
National Airport.
The 40-year-old king, one'of the
few remaining absolute monarchs,
will spend more than a month in
this country and three days in
Canada.
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