THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered ns second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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THE OTHER CHEEK
Bering Sea Lions Club of Nome . . .
ANEW SERVICE ORGANZATION takes its place
in the community bringing together another
group of active young businessmen for the betterment
of Nome.
The Lions Club which will have its Charter Ban
quet tomorrow evening has as its objectives the pro
motion and practice of the principles of good govern
ment and good citizenship; taking part in the civic,
social and moral welfare of the community; uniting
members in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship
and mutual understanding and providing a forum for
the full and free discussion of ail matters of public
interest, patriotism and politics. Secretarian religion
alone is expected.
A Lion pledges himself to give freely of his time,
labor and means as a citizen to the nation, state and
community and to aid his fellowmen by giving sym
phathy to those in distress. He also pledges himself
to be careful with criticism and liberal with praise,
to build up and not destroy.
Such an organization, having these high ideals,
can be of great value and those who 'have taken the
necessary steps to organize the group here are to be
congratulated for their efforts.
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II. S. Makes Four
Semi-Climatic
Space Advances
Biy J. AT. Roberts
Associated Press News Analyst
The United States made four
semi-climatic reaches into space
this week — two in the field of
direct defense, one defensive-of
fensive, and one primarily in the
field of science — which prom
ise new international political
complications.
The greatest excitement cen
tered around the chimpanzee
brought back from space, carry
ing a lively portent of man’s
ability to go and come likewise,
and around the Minuteman Roc
ket, portending the end of man’s
participation in strategic bomb
ing.
Of greater political import,
however, was the suggestion by
the successful test of a Bomarc-B
interceptor missile that there is
a defense against missile warfare,
a thought which weakens fear of
war, and of the Samos “Sky Spy”
designed to replace U2 in espion
age.
Simian Ham suddenly becomes
an important figure in the space
prestige race between the United
States and the Soviet Union.
Minuteman, with its solid fuel
and 6,000-mile range, is a major
step toward U. S. capability for
pushbutton war. It is a mobile
or fixed-position weapon, a
thunderhead for retaliation.
Bomarc-B is designed to insure
that there will be time for retalia
tion, by knocking down enemy
missiles.
Samos is designed to guard
against surprise attack, as were
the U2 and other reconnaissance
flights over the Soviet .Union
which were discontinued under
political pressure.
Samos seems likely to come
under tremendous political pres
sure, also.
There are no international de
cisions as to how high a nation’s
sovereignty goes. When the Samos
family starts clicking the photo
graphic shutters over the whole
world, every nation with anything
physical to hide will start com
plaining.
President Eisenhower and more
lately President Kennedy have
both suggested negotiations, start
ing now, for international control
of space and international co
operation in the scientific pene
tration of space. There has been
no encouragement from the Com
munist side.
But the U. S. deterrent is now
being increased, powerfully and
rapidly. As a corellary, tensions
also will be increased.
When the treaty neutralizing
Anarctica was signed, there were
no great military or economic
potentials involved.
The military uses of space are,
however, frightening to think of.
The longer the race for superior
ity there goes on, the more dif
ficult will be agreements for con
trol.
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" ficial Census Figures
Place 1960 1950 1939
Barrow 1,314 951 363
Buckland 87 108
Candle 103 105 119
Deering 95 174 230
Diomede 88 103
Elim 145 154
Galena 261 176 44
Gambell 353 309 296
Hooper Bay 460 307 299
Kiana * 253 181 167
King Island 49
Kobuk 54 38 31
Kotzebue 1,290 623 372
Koyukuk 128 79 106
Kwiguk 358
McGrath 241 175 138
Marshall 166 95 91
Mekoryuk 242 156
Mt. Village 300 221 128
Nenana 286 242 231
Nome 2,316 1,876 1,559
Noorvik 384 248 211
Point Hope 324 264 257
Ruby 157 132 138
St. Michael 205 157 142
Selawik 348 273 239
Shaktoolik 187 127 128
Shismaref 217 194 257
Shungnak 135 141 193
Stebbins 158 115 98
Teller 217 160 118
Teller Mission 77 109
Unalakleet 574 469 329
Wainwright 253 227 341
Wales 128 141 193
White Mt. 151 129 199
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to the
Nome Drug Store
for
EXPERT REPAIRS
S ate Gambling Reports
To State Legislature
Meet with Satisfaction
JUNEAU (#> — Lawmakers
j heard with satisfaction yesterday
that apparently all of the cards
are on the table in the bingo busi
ness.
Word came in a report from
; Commissioner of Public Safety
! Martin B. Underwood and Atty.
Gen. Ralph Moody on compliance
! to the State Gambling Act passed
I by the 1960 Legislature. The act
requires that such a report be
made annually to the Legislature.
The law authorizes bingo
j games, raffles, ice pools, derbys
and contests, to be conducted by
qualified organizations upon the
purchase of a $10 permit.
Underwood said 217 permits had
been issued last year. Only three
violations were reported, with
one arrest made, one case still
under investigation and one re
port unfounded.
Moody reported that no com
plaints had been received by his
office.
25% CUT IN FEDERAL INCOME
TAXES TO ALLOW ALASKANS
FOR HIGH COST OF LIVING
JUNEAU, (M — Rep Frank E.
Cashel has introduced a resolu
tion calling for a 25 per cent re
duction in federal income taxes
paid by Alaskans to allow for
their higher living costs.
The resolution said that while
the federal government had
granted a 25 per cent tax exempt
cost-of-living allowance to cer
tain federal employes in the state,
“the entire population of Alaska
needs like relief.”
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WINTER SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Via Kotzebue)
EACH MONDAY and FRIDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:20 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:45 a.m.
EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks » *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:40 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:45 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Tanana *8:05 aun.
Lv. Tanana *8:15 a.m. Ar. Galena *8:55 a.m.
Lv. Galena *9:25 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:25 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Direct)
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Nome 8:40 a.m.
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Direct)
EACH MONDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 10:45 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 p.m.
EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 4:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *8:40 p.m.
EACH FRIDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 2:00 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *5:10 p.m.
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Via Kotzebue)
• EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 10:25 p.m. Ar. Kotzebue 11:10 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue ' 11:50 a.m. Ar. Galene *1:45 p.m.
Lv. Galena *2:00 p.m. Ar. Tanana *2:40 p.m.
Lv. Tanana *2:50 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *3:25 p.m.
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 9:40 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 10:25 a.m. :
Lv. Kotezebue 11:05 a.m. (Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 p.m.
(*) Alaska Standard Time. All other times Bering Standard