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VOLUME 85. No. 69. NOME, ALASKA. EUIDAV. JULY 27, 1984__(opy: IQ cents.
ADVANCE PLANES ARRIVE NOME
EUROPE IS STILL IN SUSPENSE OVER AUSTRIA
12 NAVY PLANES FORCED DOWN PRINCE RUPERT
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PILOTS HOYT, SNAVELY
ADVANCE ARMY MEN
ARRIVE AT NOME
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ADVANCE PLANES OF ARMY
. ALASKAN FLIGHT ARRIVED
NOME THIS AFTERNOON
Two observation planes with
Pilots Captain Ross O. Hoyt and
Lieutenant R. . Snavely with two
mechanics, arrived in Nome about
1 12:40 p.m. today from Fairbanks.
The planes left Fairbanks yester
day for Nome stopping enroute to
Inspect fields. They spent the
night at Ruby, coming on to Nome
today.
Weather conditions from Ruby
to Nome were adverse much of
the way until they arrived in the
vicinity of Nome. They landed on
the big new field near. town,
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coming In to a smooth and per
fect landing.
In direct communication with
Lieut. Snavely, he stated that the
purpose of the Alaskan flight of
the Army bombers was first, a
good-will flight through Canada;
secondly, to determine the feasib
ility of transferring a tactical
unit of the U. S. Army Air Corps
to One of its outlying possession
in any and all kinds of weather
conditions; and thirdly, to serv
ice test the new Martin bombing
planes recently delivered to
the U. S. Army Air Corp3.
and to photograph in connection
with these tests, certain areas in
the Alaskan territory namely; Se
ward Peninsula sector; operating
out of Nome as a base; the Yu
kon River valley operating jointly
from Nome and Fairbanks as .
bases; and the Kuskokwim sec- I
tlon, base not yet established.
Lieutenant ■'Snavely reported
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squadron would" probably start
Monday. At present plans are un
der way to sub-divide the squad
ron into three flights in the three
different sectors in order to ex
pedite the photographic work and
complete the assignment.
Following the completion of this
plan he stated, it was believed,
I that ” Command Arnold of the
I ' .
Squadron would bring all ten
plane to Nome, before returning
to Washington, D. C., thus af
fording the Army an opportunity
of flying from their most easterly I
point to the most westerly point
of United States territory. This
will also give the people of Nome
an opportunity of seeing some of
the latest bombardment equipment
newly inauguated in teh Armv
Air Corps.
A report has been sent to the
commanding officers at Fairbanks
stating that the new field at Nome
is adequate and completely feas
ible for use as a base for the
work prescribed' for the bombing
squadron. *■
.Both Captain Hoyt and Lieut
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FOB FORCES DOWN
1? NAVY PLANES
ENROUTE ALASKA
FOG FORCES NAVY PLANES
IiAND PRINCE RUPERT
(By The Associated Press)
KETCHIKAN. July S«. With *n
hour’s flying time of Kotrhlka*'
the IS northbound U. 8. Nary
planes were 'orced to slight in
the water at Prince Rnport late
Thursday afternoon, the. tender
Sandpiper was advised by radio.
The planes left Seattle at noon
TSwmday where fog also delayed
their departure.
NAVY PLANES HOP FOB
ALASKA
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 26. The twelve
Nary seaplanes took off from here
for Ketchikan at 12:05 p.m. They
are expected to arrive there In
about eight hours. Fog delayed
tbe take-off which had been set
for early morning.
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enant Snavely expect to take off
tomorrow enroute ‘to the Kusko
kwim section to inquire into base
conditions in that section, pro*
bablv calling at Bethel. McGrath,
Holy Cross and several other plac
es. They will remain in Nome ov
e—• owrt y 9BCM» ■»»!*
ing the city. They were espec
ially interested in the reindeer and
were escorted by Alfred J. Lomen
manager of the boraen Commerlal
Ck>., thru the company's store
house of reindeer furs and had
the opportunity of seeing at close
hand, the products of relndeei
articles of wearing apparel.
The reindeer ' sleeping bags
shown to them excited their ad
miration' that such a« light and
compact article should serve such
an important purpose to th» pej
ple of the north.
Tlie Army men are being shown
the celebrated Nome gold fields
and various interesting and excit
ing sights of the city. On hand
at the field to welcome them •voro
many cars and a large crowd rf
people. They are staying at the
Oolden Gate Hotel tonight and ex
peet to leave tomorow weather
permitting.
Captain Hoyt will be remember
ed as flying from New York to
Nome in record time several years
ago. At that time it was his pur
Ipose to demonstrate that fighting
planes of the Curtis-Hawk,,, type
which he flew, could be maneuver
ed over vast distances in record
time. He stayed in Nome only
long enough to gas up and have a
bite to eat, then climbing in and
taking off on his return flight,
which unfortunately was ended
near Hasleton, British Columbia,
when adverse weather conditions
and fog forced him to the ground.
Capt. Hoyt was a pretty tired
man that day he flew Into Nome
and it was donbttul if he rem
embered the persons who jump
ed to his assistance in order ta
speed him on his return flight and
accord him whatever comfort he
needed at that time, but he is
around Nome today renewing the
acquaintances made at that time. |
Lieutenant Snavely stated he |
would advise the Nome Nugget
directly of any definite plans con
cerning this section particularly
when the bombers expect to make
[the flight to Nome, as sodn as he
finds out for certain what their
decisions on the matter are.
army planks leave
FAIRBANKS FOR NOME
ILty The Associate 1 Press)
FAIRBANKS, July 26, The ad
vance" Army planes “Tennessee”
and "Michigan” left here for Ruby
Nplato, Holy Cross and Nome,
Pilot Captain Htoyt and Lieut. J
Suavely with two mechanics, tu
look ' over lauding fields in those
vicinities and determine the f
ibility of using the'Martin bomb
ing planes. They are also on a
photographic mission to find tem
porary bases for this work. A
board of officers headed by Major
Hugh Kuerr has been appointed
to study their reports and plans
for tlie proposed photographic mis
sion which they are In Alaska to
perform.
DROUGHT VICTIMS ARK
RECEIVING AID
(By The Associated Pre?s)
WASHINGTON. July 25. Four
hundred thousand families in the
drougth regions were reported" by
the Emergency Relief Administra
tion, as receiving support through
work projects. A nineteen mil
lion dollars relief grant was made
for July and August relief.
ITALY MAINTAINS
i MILITARY ATTITUDE
TOWARD CIVIL WAR
EUROPE STILL SUSPICIOUS
AS AUSTRIA SETTLES
GRADUALLY NORMAL
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 27. A suspic
ious Europe peered fearfully at
the smoke clouds of civil war
which puffed in Austria.
It saw the Austrian government
headed by Prince von Starhemberg
fighting the rebellious Nazi with
guns and hand geruades.
The- chief ammunition however
was propaganda. following the^
announcement of Hitler of von
Papen, Germany's vice-chancellor,
to be ambassador to Austria. Van
Papen is non-Nazi and conserva
tive, find is to replace Nazi Am
bassador Kurt Reith, whom Hit
ler recalled because he mixed in
internal Austrian affairs.
The announcement of the aD
pointment of von Papen was re
ceived with satisfaction by the
Austrian press. The Austrian
government saw to it that the
Nail rebels under arms were in
formed of the development, in the
hope, that they would decide that
no aid was to be expected in Ger
many.
Italy took no chances but held
forty-eight thousand soldiers on
Hie Austrian borders, ready to
move across at a moment's no
tice, with equally large re-enforce
ments near by, as fighting broke
out again today between govern
ment forces and Nazis, close to
the Italian border.
In Paris, the foreign office said
the slaying of Dollfus had wreck
ed Nazi hopes for sympathy, and
the control of Ausnin. It w '.s
further indicated that Print", j
Great Britain, a/ul Italy mean bus
iness in their joint declaration
that the iudependenc,. of Austria
must be perserved.
The Italian suggestion of a
i joint three-power protest to be
[sent to Germany for its govern
jment’s alleged connection in the
death of Dollfus, is expected in
London today from Rome.
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NAZI RADICALS SWEPT OUT
OF AUSTRIA
(By The Associated Press)
IS APPOINTED
i I CONTROL ALASKA
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ANOTHER DIVISION
APPOINTED CONTROL
TERRITORIES AND
ISLANDS
4 By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 25, Major
Earl Landreth, secretary of tha
Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Com
mission was reported unofficially
selected to b« acting director of a
now division over territories and
Island possessions.
Mrs. Roth Hampton of Chicago
was reliably stated chosen as ass
istant director. Landreth will
serve temporarily in charge of ttn
agency, which Monday, will take
over the administration of Alaska
and other territories and Islands.
VIENNA, July 27, (Copyright)
The power of Austrian fascist*,
allied by ideals and friendship to
Italian fascists mounted to rule
Austria which took action against
the Nazis today, announced Prince
Ernst von Starhemberg, the net*
chancellor, as civil war blazed in
Austria.
The new government struck, im
mediately. driving armed rebel
forces from Styria into Yugoslavia.
The killers of Premier Dollfus
are to he tried in military court.
ITALY NOT TOLERATE ANY
INTKREERENfE BY GERMANY
tUy The Associated Press)
ROME. July 27, A high foreign
office official said that the move
ment of Italian troops toward the
Austrian frontier constitutes af
firmation directed at Oermany,
that Italy will not tolerate any
foreign Interference in Austria's
domestic affairs.
The troop movement to frontier
possessions, numbering forty-eight
thousand men started today. It is
believed however, that they may
not be needed, but the spokesman
added, if the situation becomes
worse, Italy will feel called upon
to send her entire army into Aus
tria. , . {
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VIENNA, July 27, More than a
hundred Nasis fled Into Yugoslavia
believing their causa lost. They
surrendered to the authorities
there. However fighting continues
elsewhere in Austria, particularly
la Vienna. f
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