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Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, May 28, 1952
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THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA
Just 37 years ago this month the passenger liner
“Lusitania” was torpedoed, without prior warning, by
a German submarine, and damaged so badly that it
sank with the loss of eleven hundred and fifty lives.
This incident is generally credited with having
great influence on the American people, and the gov
ernment’s decision to intervene in the first World War
against Germany.
An interesting, and sometimes overlooked fact is
that the German Ambassador to the United States
printed an advertisement in the newspapers before
the Lusitania sailed from New York. The ambassador
warned Americans, and all passengers, against travel
ing on the ship. Despite this warning, which was
largely ignored by the passengers aboard, few people
expected the great passenger liner to be attacked.
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WAR CRISIS IN 1954
General of the Army Omar N. Bradley recently
told a Senate subcommittee that Russia’s military posi
tion may be such that by 1954 she will risk a war with
the United States. General Bradley was arguing against
the limitations on defense spending imposed by the
House several weeks ago.
General Bradley’s forecast of 1954 as a crucial year
in east-west relations is only one of several official pre
dictions to that effect. Bradley said that if present
trends in Soviet activity continue, some military con
siderations which now keep them from initiating a
war will be at an end. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff listed the following points in a support of his
argument:
1. The Soviet Union, through the Fuchs betrayal
and disclosure of atomic secrets, and by research, has
gained rapidly in atomic capabilities. 2. There is some
risk of inviting early attacks by our policy of building
up strong defense forces in Europe, but it is better to
accept the risk than to refrain from increasing our mili
ary strength. 3. Large stocks of Soviet war material
will become obsolete after 1954, and will have to be
scrapped if not used by that time.
4. Indications point to the conclusion that Russia
is reaching a stage of industrial mobilization and stock
piling which would support a sustained war. 5. Soviet
divisions, while remaining the same in number, have
been steadily improved in quality and readiness.
Don Hurlbert Appointed
Second Div. Member of
Vets Affairs Commission
JUNEAU — The Governor’s
office today announced the ap
pointment of Gordon Donald Hurl
bert of Nome to represent the
Second Division on the Territorial
Veterans Affairs Commission.
Hurlbert, 38 years old, was for
merly engaged as a public ac
countant in Nome and at present
is administrative assistant for (the
Alaska National Guard in that
community. He succeeds Pearse
Walsh. I
Hurlbert attended Southeastern
University ait Washington, D.C.,
and Edison Technical School at
Seattle. He served with the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard
prior to World War II. He has
been employed as superintendent
and accountant by Rural Electri
fication projects and had held
various commercial, industrial,
and governmental assignments be
fore coming to Alaska.
Hurlbert is attending the Com
mission meeting now in session in
Juneau.
East Germany Police
Tighten Squeeze On
Threatened Berlin
BERLIN, {JP)—Communist East
Germany tightened its squeeze on
blockade - threatened Berlin an
other notch Wednesday. Orders
went out to Red police to shoot
to kill anyone caught without a
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proper pass in the Iron Curtain’s
new three - mile no man’s land
along the West German border.
The shooting order was the lat
est in a series of revenge moves
against the Bonn government’s
alliance with the West. It all but
sealed off the Communist - girt
former capital, which trembled in
fear of a resumption of the 1948
49 siege.
The Russians continued their
ban . on Allied military patrols
traveling the 110-mile Berlin
Helmstedt autobahn, sole highway
link between the isolated city and
the west.
Regular civilian traffic contin
ued to flow normally, but a new
formula for transit .visas adopted
by the Reds Tuesday could choke
off traffic between West Berlin
and the Bonn republic at any
time.
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Communists Cut 17
Berlin Telephone Lines
In Reprisal Moves
BERLIN, (/P)—The Communists
cut telephone communications be
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tween East and West Berlin and
17 long distance lines between
West Berlin and West Germany
Tuesday.
Eight telegraph lines also were
shut down. Thus far, however,
teletype communications between
West Berlin and West Germany
were not affected.
It appeared to be the first blow
in the promised Communist re
prisals for West Germany’s sign
ing of a peace pact with the west
ern allies Monday. West Berlin,
110 miles inside the Soviet Zone,
feared a renewal of the near-par
alyzing Red blockade of 1948-49.
Earlier Tuesday, the Russian
border guards again barred Allied
military motor patrols from the
city’s only highway linkjwith the
west, the 110-mile autobahn to'
Helmstadt.
As before, the Russians gave no
explanation for their action.
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Polar Rifle Team Wallops
ANG in 50-Ft. Target Bout
The Polar Rifle Team took the
Nome unit of the Alaska Nation
al Guard into camp Monday night
in the first meeting using the of
ficial NRA 50-foot targets. It
seems that quite a few of the,
guardsmen were suffering from an
advanced case of hangoveritis
plus a mild form of swellhead
after defeating the Polar team in
the first two meetings.
The Polar team as a whole turn
ed in a much better performance
than they had in the previous
meetings with Joe Bush high man
for both teams with a score of 91
prone and 69 offhand. Other
scores for the Polar team were:
Jorgenson 93 prone, 65 offhand;
Davis 93—64; Glass 92—63; and
Sgt. Cutford 90—62. Total points
for the Polar team was 781.
Gordon Osborne was high man
for the Guard with 90 prone and
68 offhand, followed by Floyd
Wheeler, 91—66; Dickson 87—53;
Kingik 87—36; McLuke 91—18,
with total score of 687.
It appears as though the target
moved every time that McLuke
squeezed the trigger in offhand
position.
The Guard team was crippled
when their star plinker failed to
show up due to the fact he had
just been discharged (Isaac Lar
sen) from the hospital.
All members of both teams
were of the opinion that the small
er targets were a lot more fun
and with a little more practice,
some good scores should be forth
coming.
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OPS Expected Announce
Penny Boost On Wide
Range of Groceries
WASHINGTON, ■(#>)—'The gov
ernment is expected to announce
Wednesday night ceiling price
boosts of about a penny each for
a wide range of food items.
That’s how much the OPS esti
mated the increases would bring
to the grocer—although it said the
nation’s food bill would go up
about 100 million dollars a year
under the new ceilings.
These figures were challenged
by four food distribution groups
which said the adjustments would
have little effect on prices. They
said competition, not ceilings, de
cide prices.
“OPS is using scare tactics in
an effort to perpetuate controls,”
said a statement by the National
Association of Retail Grocers, the
Cooperative Food Distributors of
America, the Nation Association
of Food Chains and the Super
Market Institute.
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Norman Stines Predicts
Yukon Will Be Dammed
For Power In 20 Years
Norman Stines, well- known
mining engineer, prophesied at
the noon luncheon of the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday that
within 20 years the Yukon River
will be dammed for power at
Rampart and over this construc
tion the Nome - Fairbanks road
will become a reality. He gave a
very impressive talk on the im
portance of this communication
arterial in Alaska.
Mr. Stines is^ waiting favorable
weather to go to Tin City in con
nection with the Zenda Mining Co.
The annual Clean up Campaign
was endorsed by the Chamber
and was high-lighted by the an
nouncement that the owners of
the burned area on Front Street,
formerly the North Po'le Bakery
and the Patterson Hotel, have
consented to have building razed.
A committee headed by Russ
Arnett and Bob Treat have se
cured the use of equipment and
are asking volunteer labor to ob
literate this unsightly spot on the
main street of Nome.
The date of the big clean-up
offensive will be announced later.
Mayor Jones asked the coopera
tion of the Chamber in laying
plans for Public Works aid in the
improvement of city d ra i n s
streets, sidewalks and schools, ac
cording to plans recently received
from Juneau.
Guests were N. Stines, Wallace
Mclvor, Don Perkins, and Mr.
Gregory.
Giant squids or octopuses some
times reach a total length of 50 ft.
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