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WATCH OUT FOR TRILLIONS’
By DON ROBERTSON
(Reprinted from The American Press)
In the interest of accuracy, I think it is time to
warn reporters and Linotype operators that the word
“trillion” has an “r” in it.
During recent years we have had a lot of trouble
getting millions and billions straightened out. One of
the most common typos is to write $281,000,000 when
actually we mean $281,000,000,000. They look pretty
much alike. And they sound pretty much alike, too—
million and billion. Just a matter of an “m” or a “b.”
But now, as the national debt approaches new
horizons and our Congress is thinking “big” we should
probably all get familiar with the word “trillion.” It’s
a little more complicated, since instead of just substitut
ing a “t” for a “b,” an “r” must be thrown in.
Another problem with a trillion dollar debt, from
the newspaperman’s standpoint, is the difficulty of
making $1,000,000,000,000 fit into a headline. Of course
a headline writer might use a note to say, “Zeros con
tinued on page 8,” but that hardly seems proper news
paper styling.
There is also an international problem. Here’s how
Webster defines trillion: “In French and American no
tation, a thousand billions, or in English and German
notations, a million billions.” Imagine what would hap
pen if we started talking trillions in our foreign aid
departments. Only' safeguard would be another head
line complication. It would probably be necessary to
write “Trillion (Amer. & French)” or “Trillion (Ger.
& Eng-).”
Under the circumstances, it would seem the better
part of wisdom for newspapermen to fight the trillion
dollar trend. It’s too complicated. But—just in case—
remember that trillion has an “r” in it—“R”’ like the
first letter in the word “Ruin.”
IF
* By VERA C. SIEGWART
When the boat comes in, we’ll have new gadgets gay.
If. the weather permits, we’ll go abroad today.
If the planes set down, the mail will come
And we’ll have letters* with news from Home.
Some folks live by a thought of “Now and Then”;
In Nome, it’s more a matter of “If and When”.
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Grueiiing Scores Government
For ‘Colonialism* In Alaska
KANSAS CITY, UD—Most op
ponents of Alaskan statehood are
found in Seattle, says Ernest T.
Gruening, Alaska governor from
1939 to 1953.
The former territorial gover
nor, here for a series of lecturers
at the University of Kansas this
week, voiced his views on Alas
kan problems freely in an inter
view.
He also listed as opponents of
statehood the sal/non canning in
dustry, operating out of Seattle,
and southern congressmen.
The salmon industry is deci
mating the Alaska salmon popula
tion and putting Alaska fisher
men out of business, with no in
terference from the federal Fish
and Wildlife Service, Gruening
said.
“Southern congressmen are
fighting Alaska statehood because
they do not want any more states
that do not take their position on
cloture,” he said. “They are fight
ing the same issues here they
fought before the Civil War, try
ing to prevent states that might
upset their balance of power from
joining the Union.”
Gruening also criticized the fed
eral government, saying it “in
sists on holding most of the land
in Alaska. There is plenty of it
and it’s badly needed, but ex
tremely difficult to get.
“Alaska is an outstanding ex
ample of colonialism at a time
when the United States is very
critical of colonialism.”
Russians Built Causeway
From Siberia to Island,
Eyewitness Reports
TOKYO, (J*>— A Japanese ship
captain today said the Russians
had constructed a rock and earth
fill causeway between Siberia and
the island of Sakhalin, north of
Japan, and apparently plan to run
a railway across it.
Capt. Kenji Mizoguchi said he
had been allowed to land at Laza- <
rev, Siberia, and inspect the
causeway across the narrowest
point—about 10 miles—of Mamiya
Strait.
There have been previous re
ports—and denials—of the cause
way. This was the first by a
Japanese who said he personally
saw the causeway.
Senator to Ask
McKay for Alaskan
Newsprint Industry
CUMBERLAND, Md., <#>—Sen.
J. Glenn Beall (R-Md) said in an
interview Monday night he would
ask Secretary of the Interior Mc
Kay about the possibility of devel
oping an American newsprint in
dustry in Alaska.
Beall made the statement on the
heels of an announcement of a
i price increase of $5 per ton in
newsprint by the Abitibi Power
and Paper Co. of Toronto, effec
tive Nov. 1. Last week the St.
| Lawrence Corp. announced a sim
| ilar price hike.
Beall said “it sounds a little”
I like the Canadian producers are
| “trying to circumvent accusations
| of monopoly by trying to be subtle
in raising their prices.”
Beall said he would ask McKay
what tracts of land are available
I for production of pulp wood in
Alaska and would seek the sec
retary’s views on the idea of Am
erican newsprint production in
Alaska.
“There are thousands of acres
for pulp wood production,” said
Beall.
He said the supply should last
indefinitely with proper cutting
and farming. He also pointed out
it would have to be determined
“just what steps are needed” to
encourage private capital to de
velop a newsprint supply in Al
aska under government super
vision.
“Then we can go further into
this matter of developing our own
pulp wood supply,” he said.
Ed Wynn’s formula for success
ful farming, reported in the Min
neapolis Tribune: “Rise early,
work late, and strike oil.”
Molotov Hopes Meeting
Will Ease World Tension
BERLIN, — Soviet Foreign
Minister V. M. Molotov said Tues
day he hopes the Geneva confer
ence will bring a further lessen
ing of world tensions.
He made the declaration short
ly after arrving from Moscow en
route to Geneva, where he meets -
Thursday with the foreign minis
ters of France, Great Britain and
United States.
“We sincerely hope,” Molotov
said, “that the conference will re
sult in a further decrease of inter
national tension, and jusify the
hopes of the peoples striving for
peace and security.”
His words were addressed to
East German Prime Minister Otto
Grotewohl, who headed a greet
ing delegation at the airport.
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