THE NOME NUGGET
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BETTER PUT ON THE BRAKES, PIERRE
Number of Jobless
Workers Takes Biggest
Drop in 21 Months
WASHINGTON, UP) — Early
May brought the sharpest week
ly drop Hnce August 1956 in the
number of workers drawing un
employment benefits.
The T bor Department said this
Friday in announcing that in
sured unemployment declined by
3,300 during the week ended May
10. But officials estimated about
"half the decline represented
workers whose jobless benefits
had expired. Since the first of
the year, approximately 800,000
workers have run out of bene
fits . . . however, some of them
are presumed to have found jdbs.
The new decrease brought the
total of insured unemployment
during that week to 3,101,500—
more than double the figure for
the corresponding period last
year.
Two Firemen Fall
Through Roof And
Are Burned To Death
HIGHLAND PARK, N. J., UP)—
Two volunteer firemen pulling a
hose across the top of a blazing
building plunged through the
roof and burned to death today.
The victims were Russell Moli
mock, 35, father of five children,
and William Graff, 36, father of
one boy.
They were among 100 fire
men called in to battle a blaze
at Ten Broeck Motors, Inc. in
this community’s “motor row.”
The blaze broke out shortly
after midnight. Firemen esti
mated it did between $250,000
and $300,000 damage.
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News-Letter
By Mary Lee Council
Secretary to E. L. Bartlett
Delegate to Congress From Alaska
APW APPROPRIATIONS
An appropriation of $5,300,000
for the Alaska Public Works
program was virtually assured
this week when the House and
Senate conferees filed their re
port on the Interior Department
Appropriation Aet for the 1959
fiscal year.
The House had allowed the
budget request of $4 million for
the program and the Senate, as
urged by Delegate Bartlett, upped
that figure to $5,300,000 which
was sustained in conference. The
additional $1,300,000 above the
budget request will be assigned
administratively by the Interior
Department.
In addition to the increased
APW funds, the conferees agreed
to the Senate allowance of
$500,000 above the budget request
for fire protection and fire pro
tection facilities on the public
domain in Alaska. Over 5 mil
lion acres burned las year in
Alaska.
Protect your family with know
ledge. Keep them informed of
social security survivors bene
fits payable in case of your death.
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Pool Resigns As
Head of Juvenile
Institutions Board
FAIRBANKS, — Calvin E.
Pool has resigned as head of the
territorial board of juvenile in
stitutions, it was announced here
last week.
The resignation was accepted
by the board in a meeting which
concluded here last Wednesday.
At the same time, the board
commended Pool .on his efforts
which led to organization of the
board.
No successor has been selected'
as yet.
The board moved to acquire an i
abandoned Army location for ■
use as a juvenile home and will
request Governor Mike Stepo
vich’s aid in obtaining the prop
erty.
Members of the board include
Jerry Nerland of Fairbanks,
chairman; Jerry Manning,’ Nome,
the Rev. Paul Moser, Ketchikan,
and two Anchorage members—
George McLaughlin and W. L.
LeMarte.
SCIENCE IN I
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Dog Doldrums
Dogs ai‘e living longer and bet
ter lives — thanks to the same mir
acle drugs that help humans, says
Dr. Abraham Barton, New York
veterinarian.
But in their later'years, dogs
are subject to many of the same
ills that afflict their masters. Kid
ney ailments account for at least
half the deaths of very old dogs,
according to Dr. Barton. Cancer,
especially in females, may be as
common among
dogs as among
people.
Certain forms
of arthritis often
cause a painful
limp and reduced
activity in aging
H-H xy canines. Old, tir
^ KD ec* lunSs cause
asthma and chron
ic coughs. Cataracts blind the eyes
and deafness may result from un
treated ear-infections.
But, says Dr. Barton, there are
many ways to keep dogs active
and healthy past their middle
years. Substituting milk and eggs
for part of the animal-protein in
the diet will relieve the strain on
tired kidneys. Hormones such as
Sterane, usually relieve arthritic
conditions. In small doses these
powerful drugs are a fine tonic for
senior canines.
Vitamins and good nourish
ment are never more important
than in the later years. Illness
and infection should be treated
promptly. Inspection and treat
ment of minor ear infections may
prevent deafness.
Clean skin, bathing and groom
ing, are most essential. Teeth too
should be kept clean. Any loose
teeth should be removed.
And, say the veterinarians, plen
ty of love from a dog’s best friend
may still be the best medicine you
can give him.
United Press and
International News
Service Merge
NEW YORK, UR — The United
Press Association and Inter
national News Service Saturday
announced the signing of an
agreement combining the two
news services into an agency to
be known as United Press Inter
national.
Frank H. Bartholomew, presi
dent and general manager of the
UP, will become president of the
organization, and Kingsbury
Smith, vice president and general
manager of INS, will be vice
president and an associate gen
eral manager.
In Washington, Victor Hansen,
assistant Attorney General, said
he was seeking to find out wheth
er the merger conflicts with the
anti-trust laws.
The assistant Attorney General,
who is charge of the anti-trust
department, said he had reached
no conclusion that the Clayton
Antitrust Act applied. He added,
however, that it seems to apply.
“The merger may or may not \
be valid,” Hansen said. “I just
want to find out the facts.”
In a statement, Bartholomew
said “economics was an impor
tant factor” in the creation of the
news network.
“Costs of covering the world’s
newsfronts have risen steadily
with rapidly improving means of
transmitting both news and pic
tures by leased wire and elec
tronic processes,” he said.
The process of combining the
systems into one network has
been under way since last- Sep
tember, the announcement said.
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