THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P. O. Bex 618
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, June 4, 1952
A BOXING TWOSOME
The boxing world will witness tomorrow a heavy
weight championship match between Jersey Joe Wal
cott and Ezzard Charles, former champion.
Wallcott won the championship from Charles last
July when he knocked out the defending champion in
the seventh round of their encounter. This was not the
first fight between these two boxers, and the champion
ship match tomorrow is a continuation of the long
series of bouts.
Charles won the first few fights and was expected
to win last summer’s bout when he was suddenly
knocked out by Walcott. Since that time there has
been no other heavyweight championship match, and
the major prospect for this year is another Walcott
Charles bout.
It would be a good thing for the boxing world if
heavyweight championship matches were held more
frequently, thus enabling the profession to give aspir
ing and promising young heavyweights a chance at
the prized title. One title match a year, especially when
the same contenders are sometimes concerned, is not
enough for the fan or for young challengers.
Eisenhower for Strong II.S. Air Force,1
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Pot Savs Foot Soldiers Indespensible
WASHINGTON, AP—Gen. Eisenhower said Tues
day he always has favored a strong U.S. Air Force
and is convinced air power will be dominant in any
future war.
WASHINGTON, i/P>— General
Eisenhower said Tuesday he al
ways has favored a strong U.S.
Air Force and is convinced air
power will be dominant in any
future war.
At the same time, in what
might have been intended as a
thrust at Sen. Robert A. Taft,
Eisenhower said: “Anyone who
finds out that the ordinary fo'Qt
soldier can be finally eliminated
from war, I wish he would show
me how to do it.”
He also took an apparent dig
at President Truman’s action in
delaying an Air Force buildup
in 1949.
Eisenhower met with reporters
st the Pentagon a short time be
fore doffing the uniform as a
five-star general to free himself
for the political struggle ahead.
He replied at the outset to a
question based on Taft’s state
ment in a speech last Sunday that
s steady deterioration of U.S. air
strength began while Eisenhower
. was Army chief of staff.
Taft also hit o*ut in last Sun
day’s radio speech at what he
-called “the fallacies of our land
generals.” One of these, the Sen
ator said, is a belief that “a war
against Russia can only be won
on the continent of Europe with
bayonets.”
Eisenhower took direct issue
with Taft by stating again his
view that adaption of a universal
military training program by this
country would lessen the chance
of war. Taft, campaigning for yes
terday’s South Dakota primary
election, said he was very strong
ly opposed to UMT at this time.
Eisenhower said, however, that
he doesn’t see how UMT -and sel
ective service could be operated
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at the same time.
On the air power question, Eis- !
enhower said he wasn’t in on |
Pentagon studies that led to the
current “stretchout” of air mobil
ization over a period of several
years.
He went on to say that the re
sponsibility of preparing the na
tion’s defenses “doesn’t belong
merely, or even most importantly,
to the people in uniform—it be
longs to every citizen.”
Referring to his days as chief
of staff, the general said “The
calculations of the. Pentagon
brains “were not accepted by the
civil authority,” adding:
“We would have been very
properly criticized had we not ac
cepted the decision of our super
iors in government.”
Truman in 1949 impounded j
$615,000,000 voted by Congress to
build the Air Force up to 58 1
groups.
Again in 1950, when the ques
tion of expanding the Air Force
i to 70 groups was before Congress,
Truman said the nation could af
ford only a 48-group force.
$40,000,000 ALASKA SPENDING
FOR MILITARY APPROVED
WASHINGTON, (IP) — The
House Armed Services Committee
approved construction projects
Monday totalling nearly $40 mill
ion at the following Alaska mili
tary installations:
Big Delta, Eielson Air Force
Base, Kenai, Ladd Air Force Base.
Fort Richardson, Whittier.
A single train with enough cars
to handle all the coal produced
in W'est Virginia in 1951 would
be long enough to girdle the earch
at the equator.
President Recommends
$3,380,700 For ACS
WASHINGTON, (A>)—President
Truman asked Congress Wednes
day for a supplemental appropria
tion of $3,463,555,440 for the De
fense Department for the fiscal
year starting July 1.
“The amounts are 37 million
dollars less than the tentative es
timates for these items contained
in the budget for the fiscal year
1953,” the White House announce
ment said.
The sum of $469,687,000 was re
quested for increased pay and
allowances for military personnel
under legislation voted last month.
The President recommended
$3,380,700 for construction of liv
ing quarters, troop housing and
operational facilities for the Al
aska Communication System.
FLOWER DISPLAYS FEATURE
OF U.S. MERCANTILE SALE
While the management of the
U. S. Mercantile Store were busy
handing out Hawaiian orchids to
their customers on Tuesday, gor
geous bouquets of carnations, pe
onies, stocks, roses and gladiolas
were being received from busi
ness houses in the States to con
gratulate the store on its achieve
ment of 52 years’ service in the
community.
In addition to special anniver
sary bargains throughout the
score, a full assortment of fresh
fruits and vegetables were on dis
play yesterday.
The sale continues throughout
the week.
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Aviation Dept. Men On Survey
On Field Sites for Summer Work
A1 Whitehead and Harvey
Turner arrived here Tuesday
from Anchorage enroute to Golo
vin, Koyuk, Shaktoolik, Solomon
and Elim. They are with the Ter- !
itorial Aviation Department and j
are on a survey of sites of air- j
fields to be constructed this sum
mer.
Tigers and Red Sox
Pull Off Big Trade
DETROIT, (/P) — The Detroit
Tigers announced Tuesday a nine
player deal that sent Third Base
man George Kell, Outfielder Hoot
Evers, Pitcher Dizzy Trout and
Shortstop Johnny Lipon to the
Boston Red Sox. The Tigers, in
return, obtained First Baseman
Walter Dropo, Infielders Johnny
Pesky and Fred Hatfield, Outfield
er Don Lenhardt and Pitcher Bill
Wight.
The trade was one of the big- :
gest in the majors in years. The
principals were Kell and Evers
for Detroit, and Dropo, Pesky and
Lenhardt for Boston.
Kell, 29, has been with the De
troit club since 1946 and led the
American League in batting in
1949. He is regarded as the best
third baseman in the American
League.
Evers, 31, laid up with an in
jury all season until Monday
night, sparked the Tigers’ pennant
bid in 1950 with a .323 average.
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AIRLINE SUSPENDS FLIGHTS
SEATTLE, (/P)—Alaska Airlines
has suspended its Seattle-Alaska
passenger flights pending power
plant changes on its DC-4 trans
ports.
Officials of the line said Mon
day they hope to resume daily
passenger flights from Seattle to
Fairbanks today or tomorrow.
The suspension of service is the
second by the line within recent
weeks. Several flights were halted
recently by a pay dispute with
pilots.
WIEN AIRLINES
Arriving: Norton Topsekok, Es
ther Kugzruk, Edith Konokpeuk,
Maggie Oquillok, Clifford Oquil
lok, John Raymond, Fred Parker,
George Williams, George Joseph,
E. Roning, Mildred Straub and
three children, Mrs. Pete Reader
and two children, Mr. and Mrs.
B. Douglas, Don Stewart.
Departing: David Walluk, Helen
Topkok, Ken Knox, R. Mullaly,
Hans Petersen, Carl Reinisch,
Capt. M. Evans, Sgt. J. Zeephat,
Sgt. E. Milan, Sgt. B. Dixon.
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Announcing New DC-3 Schedule
EFFECTIVE MAY 4, 1952
EACH MON., WED., THURS.. SAT. & SUN.
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leave Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. arrive Kotzebue 10:30 a.m.
leave Kotzebue 11:15 p.m. arrive Nome 1:00 a.m.
leave Nome 6:00 p.m. arrive Fairbanks 9:30 p.m.
THIS MEANS A 5-HOURS LAYOVER IN NOME
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ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY
leave Nome 1:45 p.m. arrive Kotzebue 3:00 p.m. |
leave Kotzebue 3:45 p.m. arrive Nome 5:00 p.m. 1
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OUR NEW MAIL SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 21 I
By Cessna 170, 195 and Norseman s
EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ' I
leave Nome 7:00 a.m.
arrive Deering 8:15 a.m.
leave Deering 8:45 a.m.
arrive Candle 9:00 a.m.
leave Candle 9:30 a.m.
leave Koizebue 11:15 a.m. H
arrive Candle 12:00 N
leave Candle 12:30 p.m. h
arrive Deering 12:45 p.m. |
leave Deering 1:15 p.m. |
arrive . Nome 2:30 p.m. I
PAUL SPURLOCK, Station Manager I
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