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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, May 21, 1952
1927-EVER NEW HORIZONS-1952
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PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMED SERVICES ,
One way that the Armed Forces have been able
to raise the pay of most of those serving the nation
without submitting the pay raise to Congress is by
promoting personnel promiscuously.
As a matter of fact, now nearly everyone in the
service is a ‘Chief,” and there aren’t any “Indians.”
By making everyone a noncommissioned officer, the
respect and authority of the noncom were destroyed.
It is refreshing to note that the Air Force has at
tempted to restore the prestige of the non-commis
sioned officer by abolishing all ranks below the grade
of staff sergeant. This reduces the noncom ranks from
85 per cent to 35 per cent of the total enlisted personnel.
THE BRITISH ARE AHEAD
American aircraft builders might as well admit that
builders in Great Britain have surpassed them by put
ting jet airliners into regular commercial service. Ex
perts estimate it will be as much as two or three years
before United States builders can supply U.S. airlines
with jet airliners.
On May second, a British Overseas Corporation
Comet took off from London for Johannesburg, South
Africa. The deHavilland plane which flies in altitudes
up to forty thousand feet, and cruises at speeds up to
five hundred miles an hour, is cutting twelve hours
off the normal 32-hour requirement for the London
Johannesburg run, and also traveling a route which
is about a thousand miles longer than the old route.
This allows the liner to make more stops, pick up more
passengers, and still cut flying time by 12 hours. The
old time from London to Johannesburg was about 32
hours. The ne\!v time is approximately 20 hours.
ON EATING BREAFAST!
The State University of Iowa, has made four
studies to determine what breakfast means to us. The
studies revealed that when young college men and
women missed breakfast, their work output decreased,
their breakfast did not result in a loss of weight.
It was also revealed in these studies that a cereal
breakfast of fruit, cereal, milk, bread and butter was
found to be just as good as a bacon and egg breakfast.
25th Anniversary
Of Lindbergh’s
Flight To Paris
NEW YORK, (/P>—This is the
25th anniversary of the start of
Charles A. Lindbergh’s epochal
solo flight from New York to
Paris.
About 1,500 persons were over
the Atlantic Tuesday on routine
commercial flights following the
trail Lindbergh blazed.
Lindbergh was a little-known
mail pilot when he set out from
Roosevelt Field on Long Island on
May 20, 1927. He was acclaimed
by the whole world when he set
down his plane, “The Spirit of
St. Louis,” at Le Bourget Field
33 Vz hours later.
Now 50 years old and publicity
shy, he lives quietly with his
family at Darien, Conn.
Chinese .Prisoner on Koje
Killed by Allied Guard
In 3rd Incident in 4 Days
KOJE ISLAND, Korea, (£>)—A
Chinese prisoner was killed by an
Allied guard Saturday in the third
prisoner of war incident reported
in a four-day span on this riot
ridden rock.
The shooting of the Chinese pri
soner was the first fatality re
ported from the tough Koje stock
ade since Brig. Gen. Haydon L.
Boatner took command a week
ago.
Boatner said a preliminary in
vestigation indicated the prisoner
was shot when he resisted search
on his return from a work detail
outside an enclosure holding 5,000
Chinese Communists.
Boatner said he conferred with
a prisoner spokesman, Maj. Wei
Ling, shortly after the shooting.
On the camp commander’s order
Wei returned to the barbed wire
enclosure and within 35 minutes
halted a demonstration by the
Chinese POWs.
Wei made a “lot of demands
that had no reference to the in
cident,” Boatner told a news con
ference. The American general
added:
“I answered him in Chinese and
his teeth almost fell out.”
Kefauver Comments on
GOP Primary Race
SANTA ANA, Calif., (/P)—Sen.
Kefauver, a presidential aspirant,
said here Tuesday night that
Democrats are watching with in
terest the struggle between Sen.
Taft and Gen. Eisenhower for the
Republican presidential nomina
tion.
“It would be helpful,” Kefau
ver said, “if the Republicans spent
all their money fighting each
other before the real campaign
begins.”
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U.S. BATTLE CASUALTIES
IN KOREA REACH 108,707
WASHINGTON, (JP)—Announ
ced U.S. battle casualties in Ko
rea reached 108,707 Wednesday
an increase of 294 since last week.
Killed in action 17,172; wound
ed 79,060; missing 12,475.
Casualties by services: Army
88,406; Navy 1,348; Air Force
1,158; Marine Corps 17,795.
NOTICE—DANGER AREA
May 26 and 27, 1952
There will be rifle firing on
the north end of the North-South
runway at Nome Field. Firing
will be to the west.
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All persons are cautioned' to
stay clear of this area on these
dates.
Commanding Officer,
62 Nome Field
Newsprint Price Boost
Brings N.Y. Cost to $126
TORONTO, (iip)—Some of the
Canadian producers of newsprint
have decided to put into effect
June 15 the $10-a-ton increase in
th^ price of newsprint exported
to the United States. Ordinarily,
all the producers follow the lead
of those first announcing.
The increase brings the price
delivered to New York to $126
a ton. Prices at other U.S. points
vary by zones. The Canadian base
price remains at $112 a ton plus
sales tax.
The Canadian government said
last Friday it had agreed to allow
the $10 increase because of the
boosted exchance value of the
Canadian dollar and lowering re
turns of newsprint sales in New
York.
The U.S. has expressed opposi
tion to the increase, saying it is
not justified.
ATA Asks Appeal Court
To Revoke CAB Order
WASHINGTON, (JPf—The U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals took
under consideration a request by
Air Transport Associates, Inc.,
that it revoke a Civil Aeronautics
Board order canceling the air
line's right to operate.
Air Transport, a large irregular
carrier operating between the
Pacific Northwest and Anchorage,
currently is operating under con
ditional authority granted by the
court last December.
Its letter of registration was re
voked by the board last fall on
grounds the company had know
ingly and wilfully operated too
regular and too frequent flights.
Warren E. Miller, company at
torney, denied that any violations
on the company's operating auth
ority were wilful. Board regula
tions, he said, are not clear as to
the extent the carrier may engage.
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