Site of New Atomic Energy Plant
Arrow indicates approximate location of the Atomic Lnergy Com
mission's new site for an atomic energy plant 22 miles north of
Portsmouth, Ohio in Pike County. The one billion, two hundred million
dollar plant will be built on a 6,500-acre tract, will employ 37,000
persons during building, some 4,000 when completed.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Generally clear tonight with in
creasing cloudiness Saturday. Oc
casional light rain or snow Sat
urday afternoon. Westerly winds
10-15 mph. Lowest temperature
expected tonight 30, high Satur
day 40.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Temperatures: high
50, low 29. Max. wind 23 mph
from the west. Sunrise 4:58 a.m.,
sunset 7:04 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 52, low 37. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 61 in 1909,
low 22 in 1927.
Other stations, 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 25 Cloudy
Kotzebue 38 Part cloudy
Wales 41 Cloudy
Gambell 41 Drizzle
Nome 36 Part cloudy
Unalakleet 41 Part cloudy
Bethel 39 Part^ cloudy
McGrath 42 Part cloudy
Anchorage 44 Clear
Fairbanks 36 Cloudy
Whitehorse 37 Rain
Edmonton 50 Part cloudy
Juneau 48 Rain
Seattle 60 Cloudy
| San Francisco 68 Part cloudy
90th Birthday
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—
Amos Alonzo Stagg (left), “grand
old man of football,” was the guest
of honor on the eve of his 9©tb
birthday at the San Francisco
Touchdown Club.
Here's “A. A." getting good
wishes from one of his prize pupils,
Lt. Eddie LeBaron, who played for
Stagg at College of Pacific.
FUNERAL CAMPAIGNING
TOKYO, (JP)—Japanese candi
dates in the Oct. 1 parliament el
ections are getting unusual pub
licity. They send wreaths—with
their names emblazoned in big
black letters on white streamers
—to funerals of prominent citi
zens.
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National Guard News
Members of the ^Teller and King
Island National Guard are under
going five days of tactical train
ing. They are using the Boy Scout
camp at Dexter for their head
quarters.
While in camp, the Guardsmen
will fire the 30-calibre rifles far
qualification, will practice infil
tration and study the Army tech
nique of combat patrols.
The men are under the super
vision of M/Sgt, Howard Lehto
with the help of SFC Alasanga
and Sgt Singyke. Both of these
men graduated from the NCO
school held at Nome Air Base
early this spring.
While in camp the Guardsmen
can enjoy some of the fine fishing
to be had at Dexfer this time of
the year along with some excel
lent hunting and hikes, if they
so desire.
They will be inspected by the
crzunanding officer erf Company
A on Saturday, the last day of
the encampment.
* * *
A group of Army officers ar
rived in Nome Saturday for a
tour of inspection of the National
Guard unit here. They were:
Maj. Gen. Raymond H. Flem
ing, chief orf the National Guard
Bureau; Col. J. D. Johnson, senior
Army instructor of the National
Guard for. the UR; Col. L. L.
Johnson, Adjutant General for
the Territory of Alaska; Lt. Col.
Donald N. Cameron, senior Army
instructor for the National Guard
for the Territory of Alaska; and
Maj. Gordon of US ARAL.
Maj. Gen. Fleming was' very
impressed with the progress made
by the local unit since it has been
activated.
Gordon Osborne has assumed
his duties as unit caretaker.
Negroes represent about a tenth
of the population of the U.S.
e Directory
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN .
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
ANVIL LODGE
| ' No. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
WILL M. GILLIS, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
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Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Larry Galvin, President
Nome Toastmasters Club
Thursdays—6:30 pjn.
B O T—Firelite Room
Dinner Meeting
(Reservations for other than member*
must be made before Wednesday noon.)
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
POLAR CURIO SHOP
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