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I EDITORIAL
Support Pioneer Park . . .
Cenpared *a many of tna b s being '--reduced and
considered o ~~a — az<a Leg is atcre, the reguest c~ ~a\r
zzr <5 area “icreers tor a r ic see 2ark. rarxs as
:r ; - a -
-0-7-OL- w ■».
*-e"e s ho reason - ’~e area r cues* z~ a o'
;th si.- ar parcels c* 'a-c is c'^er comrur ses shcu
— u.q, - 2'*—' tn *ks prerae^s r* A aska AAary parcels
cf arc - *ne cast have bee-' de^c ed to fa-' :ass s'gn - -
There is ro question in the m*rd cf th.s news
paper that hie overwhelming majority cf the residents
of the Fairbanks area era in favor cf a Pioneer Pa-k.
AND THEY ARE IN FAVOR CF HAVING THE PARK
IN THE AREA THE PIONEERS HAVE REQUESTED.
.Ve dc net ree: *'~a~ *ue Ya.C' a^d Councilemce'S
vno'oppose-:: *.-« -eg jested location shcuio oe condemned
the;'" s^a^d. We cc :ee< however, mar Lee ' stand
teased pn snd§g<^|fft*«d? m •• n <mg._ - ^ <
The crained''•drear Peck ccu?d be a fhemercc js asse*
*2 the end's Fa 1'banks area. '*s . arue is tv/o-fc -d
Rrsr. me par.< w' ! preserve me heh’age c; A aska s
ccior~u pas’. This is something that cannot ce -a'ued -
ddha's a■"d ee-'S.
U (Q
Without price, a community is NO COMMUNI
TY AT AIL All the water systems and paved streets
»n the Fairbanks area cannot even come close to gen
erating the amount cf civic cride that the Pioneer
Park would bring.
Second, the park would fir a !y provide seme rs3$c>
fcr tcur sts +c - sc aw'i’e in -re Fairbanks area. en you
=*op and think, "ere rea y is NO REASON a* all, a* the
present time, for tourists to do more than transfe" from
one a ro a~e to anerher in the ca 'banks area.
It is true that *he gold dredges supcly some interest,
h is a!so rr. e *ha* -^ese dredges WILL SOON BECOME A
THING OF THE PAST.
The Pioneer Park could become an excellent focal
point for o^cvlding some REAL tourist attractions in
the Fairbanks area. As such it should be readily acc*»"
sible to the downtown section of our community. THE
CITY DUM° DOES NOT FILL THE BILL!
The State Lee Ve -re has a v-onderful ccpor+un
*'2nslate be reason for being into real accomphshment.
White there ma .• be many more sersahona1 avenues c;
work aveilab’e. f- would have such a constructive result.
We do no* he1 -be Leclslatu-e should step at Fair
banks alone. C* tairL. Legislation can he deveed wh?cu
would a Mow -’e -bneers r- e eg/ con
Di» -M- * -0jf Q\\
unity in Ahska *o
build a Pioneer
Tfs pa n
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reat d
■ Dcrtant role
f p p n ^
rsv^f los^ fH0 ppj
As we o
Ptgfa fcr the r; v.'r
That past must play ar
tomorrow.
Pioneer Park* c?r* -m'o !o n'f role. tP-'vieh
’ building a rightful nride in c!r heritane a« Alaskans
. . . through crovidirg a visual example of that heri
tage for a!' the visiting world to sea.
uiv called
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| The SJukebox
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Hus is sc SECRET tin at «ni t
even reacr.ed the ranter ttaae
yit ... He:-: a 3UCeC7/rLnAC
EXCUCS*'v a . a 4 *.a: nte ^or
pjLdms as tilers: . .. - -
DREAM 7: ’KrT P vC he
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0- afciiczm pc Or err ns o A. *s*uz
agreed on M ~-ze r-:y/r:ei /er
gcre~n.-i~: B Fran’o '>nr.tziena.n
for secrurary. ~r szoze Hansard
fCr\ Bub-'*! Pol' icv je~ L*. S.
Sen user: t~ i Lozuell Toonics
turner fer cc^.g^sssnan.
MORE SCOOP Teddy Bear
Stevens wti< r.as feeo-n rumored
- - a candidate for ail four jobs,
has shot down faste.-’n. Glenn
reentry. T pros of
the COP :s unhappy with him.
Where ikio .ecres remit h
€ » r.i trj 'ic--- I- e..iz, Martin,
r’ctr:,i• n. H***"' Kendall.’ Phil
1- n t- 3.;s- a raiie from
'rtfy<r~,,p - .3 cold spell in.'‘Fair
MORE HOT DOPE:
S • -~er..n ore * * the Demacrat
ra-*v f°r a k we has anuth
er BUCKWHEAT EXCLUSIVE
. . . former Ar.chrudge roarer
Go jTze 3* sr ‘kink in real hard
abet fcrm a demacrat candidate
fer Governer
Wr ;e S'. * • ■’ no? too li'rU
-y-’c-’C'i. o' ie k A’ chruclge, he
c '•!?’* all'/ a ’ational hern
- there, an no body kin de
*here u c hi* •:* **o?ers in the
r .Lee vnar he r-: ie rto an “All
JZ rrsj prj, C“ * 7T Ct * 'J'y.
As a resuh. k 'he demacrat
go^emer candidavs is gonna
have to reea uiate ‘here cal
culations on the race, tit they
they wud git them
selves a dzsi?a
the University
’.V "TEAT PAP
1 conroche- like
IK
TY has get )
T'e> cud r — oak'y r--rr! it out
to the re o kciictiris rcet in a—
white too.)
Wh.le ice is on -mizzles (oh
‘hr* nasty vv.i vr: ti*<? y:\t~
*#• Tr-e Axct"; ro :«* rite c*.
the ■ 1 •
Th-ee 5-5-: •. "i r : ~ : os
oelo'icod to a -ecf exctusire
■ o- a” c~,'vo ' ''-ted agin
■: -> tha Hr ;s.
Boy that Century 21 is really
gonna be somethin. Thev has
•dr»ady sold ":)k ADVANCE
tickets fer the m.easky cum of
two rnl’yn dollars an they is
jist eittm stamen.
WaL :n her.'' o‘ roi. Glenn's
hj our far.; :: me a sxe
skul rvcce vome. so here it is. . .
SPACE POME: R ossis is red.
the sky is blue, when Glenn,
flew ever, fee yelled yoo. hoo!
Dovrre in Arc'’-" ige th e *’.r
has really bin fit; *». ar * fnt
o> h nothin to io T '"k the-* Ren
dezvous. Seems l:ke a feller- hv
‘he name o M.ltm Lo-q hit
iovn an g.v a berth of speech
es.
Any wav. ~e is : he pres: aunt
of the “American Ccnlir r. of
Patriotic Sac let’>s" He give
seme real rt>-sno;'*er* from the
far right side the 'Vr.'-- in
due in ore a1* the Alaska M:tho
■iist University.
Well every'.' •«. ».*••* co
in coed til :he peer'd? of the
Un: ?ers~_--:.. Dr. F~ed yicri'T*ni3.
let loose iri*k a few -he-'!*
? <nc he d*rsf r-^c •• f t: - -* kind
■ '• f sve*rh •:.? ?f ■ her lr - t 1 .r
nir *’ .Vote they :s reio-i a good
f.cht.
Them two felle-s be
keerful. o • {rev ■■ ,i!
investigated fev the A' T,c-t
i.-hture t>r ro—»oetin A.r.ch
rud^e *Vvr *v/
PASSIX *HA ')'*• f,
. hcre’in of ' -hsu-o ?»y- '•» ?: *•*.
rrj;!j . . . tr: h ?ii * - *}»»■">
.ioch this u~ i he ' oc ^
irsfV-.v. fodtty is ration'd
8-tl.hele^'Dt j /»»
PA*TrTt? 3AYIX S-^TiOU:
Even in a powerful 3
soace shin looks n*> btrgcr’c 2
piece of ixid.tc d s^cdL
r cilie Washington
■$. Merry-Go-Round
ty DREW PEARSON
Glenn's space ride triumph over red tape; U.S. could
have oeen first in space; Russia still ahead in space race.
WASHINGTON — A- roruul John
Giaat'i o?ama!iC flight into orbit
••"3 as much a triumph over the
forces of government as the forces
of nature*
For the man-in-space project has
be- i hamstn.nn by bumbling, bick
ering. and budget-slashing ever
since D. Wemher vi t Braun’s
rocket scientists were shunted off
to Fort Bliss, Tex., to wait in the
heat and dust for ;i chance t«» brio
America goL started in the space
race.
The history of what happened i<
a good lesson in what Hot to do to
the future.
Kvenluitllyi the Armv CoU.dted
'air the1 V-3 peris’ It court! find •>>
_ (‘leVdib/ty h'nd 1 dutlipl'd a ePng'ohw
1 eratioh of sciVwk, 'kpvtegs', valves
and other rocket components ”t the
New Mexico riese: t. The (far" m
| scientists were turned louse on this
gigantic jig-saw puzzle to form
what rockets they could.
From this beginning came the
sturdy Redstone rocket which was
used last year to launch the first
American astronaut. Alan Shepard,
into space for a dazzling 15 min
utes.
Yet as late as July 29. 1957. the
Pentagon policy makers were still
so opposed to shooting a man into
space and exploring the moon that
the Air Force, believe it or not. felt
obliged to flash teletype orders to
all commands, warning:
“Recent news stories which de
scribed certain .Air Force research
and development projects as snace
flight projects have resulted in un
favorable reaction at Air Force and
department of defense. It is sug
gested that any speeches or public
releases planned by you or your
staff avoid mention or discussion
of space, space technolegv and space
vehicles. Xo statements can bo
r- de which might in ahv way
c ;• the National News media to
d: scribe valid Air.. Force pro i cct<
as efforts to ‘fly to the moon.'"
It took tbm first Soviet Seup'ik.
which beeped mockingly from orbit
only 6? days later, to change *he
iiiviiuue. m iir> . r: .■'laeili
Eisenhower and his subordinates
tried to pooh-ncoh the Russ::':'.
achievement and lull the public
back to sleep.
Eu: the next month, the Rus
sians slammed a dag in* '■ orbit, -nd
Americans began to demand action
ike finally gave ’.Veneer von Braun
re:—-iss: >n to launch "he ,:-st px
pi-orer satellite, which had b-oen
g'hering cobwebs in a Hun*?vi!’e.
A Is.. Army '.v_-rehor.se for rp.mtbs.
15. routd IIav*» Been Firs*
Von Braun had actually b->en
s* need from launching this sat 1
lite stamoed with *he number 2®.
n Sep’ 2C 1966—a full vear ahead
c: *re first Sevi-t suutn'k.
Yet 16 months l~“or this same
•’trmber 23 was trundled back to
Cue Canaveral to launch the firs*
Fmv'-e- T"- - is no reason to
doubt *h~-t it ce*’Id have do,,i'
So- " 2vl I3vc. ‘"h.5“ it wjj fma’ly
m jj"? ? 3 >vlJ
— _ r rm *i~'s fi-s* n’to* d
sat-IIitt La -s Pres;den* Fwen
bn**™*? ^•x ? v*€*. ^ tv-?
^ —,-t * .*r* “f
: -r* “hot Ad r'*--'; hist.mm
feat. But hr never gave Project
Mercury the necessary priority to
overtake the .Soviet toarl in- manned
space explication.
It was President Kennedy who
finally rut the fed tape, much ns
the untbulical Aprils holding Glenn's
rocket to its spare dock were final
ly dropped.
Under Kennedy’* prodding, Cop
Ki-e'is voted more money for the
mee In lhe moon, and the man-in
spat'e projeet was dramatically
speeded tip.
t'he President personally Stopped
Glenn lrom going into orbit, how
ever, the week before Christmas,
the Project •Mercury- people were
pu.-.h ng so hetM that1 they were on
the \e - e of cracking 'fr.om the
strain. They were eager to got a
man mto orbit before the year's
end, so history would record that
the United Stales, and Soviet‘Union
accomplished the feat in 'the -same
year.
But Kennedy . feared the tension
was so high that it might lead to a
Christmas tragedy. To relieve.the
strain, he ordered the launching
put off until January. Technical
difficulties and bad weather post
poned it until February 20.
Russ'.'. Still Ahead
Glenn’s spectacular success un
fortunately doesn't quite match the
Soviet achievebent. H:s sranl-er
capsule could have sustained life
for no more than seven orbits The
Russian cosmonaut. Gherman Titov,
has already whirled ar-und the
world IT times. The United S'ates
went be ready to shoe: at this
record until the end cf the yew
when an American astro .root will
go up for 18 orbits.
The Russian* could also send uo
two. even three, cesmono us with
their pro sent- e h » upment. The United
States is working frw.c i • to
build a Gemini capsule '..we
enough to hold two astro-mu**. for
Taunchmg next ’Fe’Tf Tf" ""T! "he
boosted into orbit by a rwhf §d
Titan missile more perr 'than
the Atlas which carried G'rr into
space.
imr scientists a iso ac\ -ge
that Russia has the rock-'' - ”
to send a man on a breathtaking
trip around the mocn and hack.
The United S’ates is rush mj to
build the Saturn rocket an a Ar !■
lo spacecraft for the sane purpose..
But the Russians are likely *c pull
off this space spectacular a- least
two years ahead of us.
American rocket builders ■’re now
trying to step no America's or >
puisive power, which is the k:y to
space research.
The 4200-eound Mcrcu”. c—
sule which the Atlas heaved into
orbit, is only the beginning The
most ’powerful American rocket
combination s the Atlas-Agena. a
r" s-st s’o rocket cttoable of hurling
2.coo pounds into a much higher
2.000-ra.Ue orbit.
Next will come the Atlas-Cen
taur which should bo 'bio to munch
9 000 Pounds into orbit. Tmn l"‘e
next vp“" the superpcwerfPl Sat
urn should become operation ...
The to ?*■■>-$ has best bosun,
•’a V- red Sta.es may lead
the 'v -y.
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