Tourist Attraction Is
Problem for Malaya
KUALA (LUMPUR, Malaya M—
Should bare - breated aborigine
women be used as a tourist attrac
tion for Malaya?
“No, it is improper,” said Ka
ram Singh, socialist-front mem
ber of the Malayan Parliament.
Singh urged the government to
ensure that the aborigine women
“dressed properly and did not
expose themselves.” He referred
to advertisements showing the
brown-skinned women in their
normal state of semi-nudity.
“Surely, this is not the proper
way for the government to carry
out publicity,” he said.
Inter Minister Ismail Bin Ab
dul Rahman demurred against
“totalitarian methods” and put
ting the women “in detention
camps” because of their custom
ary mode of dress.
“We try to advise and persuade
them but we cannot force them,”
he said. “In our country they are
free to live according to their
customs.”
Did you know that salt is an
absolute variety of life? A diet
from which all salt was removed
would kill you almost as quickly
as if you tried to live utterly
without water.
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Pioneer Women to
Meet Friday Evening
The Pioneer Women of Alaska
have a special program planned
for their meeting on Friday eve
ning when they will hear a rec
ording made by Jafet Lindeberg,
one of three men who started the
gold strike in Nome. Lindeberg,
now in his eighties, is retired and
living in San Francisco.
The idea of making the record
ing started last summer when a
life-long friend of Lindeberg, J.
E. Knapp, a pioneer of another
part of the State visited Nome
for the first time and found how
meager were the Retails of the
strike for historical purposes.
Through his efforts a recording
was made by Henry Carlisle and
sent here to be a permanent part
of the museum, which the Pio
neers are fostering.
Aij duuiuuii tu vne reuuruiiig,
photographs of Mr. Lindeberg
were sent to Mrs. Boucher, which
will be shown and then preserved
for the historical record.
When the record was first re
ceived, the president of the Pio
neers of Alaska, Wm. Cameron,
had Charles Jones and M. J. Walsh
make an answering recording
which was sent back to Mr.
Lindeberg.
Natalia Trotsky Passes
PARIS — Natalia Trotsky,
widow of the Russian revolution
ary leader, died Tuesday at 79.
She had been seriously ill for
some time.
An announcement by the Trot
skyite organization said her ashes
| will be placed beside those of
eon Trotsky in Mexico.
Atty. Gen. Kennedy
Declines Invitation
To Visit Kremlin
WASHINGTON W — Atty. Gen.
Robert F. Kennedy has declined
an informal invitation to visit the
Soviet Union next month on his
trip around the world. But he says
he looks forward to visiting there
in the future.
Kennedy issued a statement
Monday night after a day of specu
lation about the meaning of the
Soviet invitation.
The brother of President Ken
nedy said: “I have received an
informal invitation to visit the So
viet Union during my currently
planned trip.
“My travel plans, however,
have been completed for some
time and I will not be able to
alter them at this time. I will,
however, look forward to visiting
the Soviet Union in the future.”
Neither Kennedy, the Justice
Department nor the White House
would say who issued the invi
tation. A Justice Department
spokesman said it was received
last Thursday.
D.C. to Close Street Car Routes
WASHINGTON U?> — Washing
ton’s two remaining street car
routes will shut down for good
early Sunday but the kids are
getting a break.
All day Saturday — and until
2 a.m. Sunday — youngsters ac
companied by an adult will be
allowed to ride the trolleys free.
A spokesman for the D.C,. Tran
sit Co. said “lots of kids might
never have the opportunity to
ride a streetcar. We thought it
would be a nice thing to do.”
Mothers-fo-he Must Diet Properly,
March of Dimes Research Shows
||
No doubt many a healthy
young mother-to-be has
wondered why her doctor
puts so much emphasis on
proper diet during pregnan
cy—especially if she’s never
been ill a day in her life,
and she has a yen for whole
some foods.
But there’s good reason for
it. More and more it’s becoming
evident that for the sake of her
child a pregnant woman must
have a diet adequate in vita
mins and minerals, particularly
in the early stages of the baby’s
development.
The reason lies in the dread
words: birth defects.
Until about 20 years ago,
scientists generally went along
with the idea that birth defects
in higher animals—and that in
cludes man—were due for the
most part to heredity. So.if a
baby had picked out the right
ancestors, he had a better than
good chance of coming into the
S3 fSSfcStBS- “d
tature has
Complex Factors invoivea
Today, howevOr, doctors
know the story is not that sim
ple. An increasing number of
studies have shown that a wide
variety of factors play a part
in the birth picture. If a mother
gets either too much or too
little of such vital substances
as hormones, oxygen, minerals
or vitamins during certain
stages of her pregnancy, the
baby may fail to survive* 01
may be born malformed,
Under a research gram irum
The National Foundation
norm
Marjorie
rsity of
ing to
absence
may in
prenatal
March of I
Jiff*
of a vi
terfere1
development
She has found that in rats
the absence of^ even a single
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nent damage may result to the
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.Dr, Morjori# Naken, March af Dimas
grantH at tha Univortity of California,
impact* rasoarch specimens wndar tha
microscope. It'* part of har study to
determine tho wHteance of vitaminx
and minoral daficloncia* as causas af
birth defects.
In her San Francisco labo
ratory Dr. Nelson has demon
strated that even a temporary
deficiency of a vitamin such as
folic acid during early preg
nancy can cause birth abnor
malities in these young labo
ratory animals. The defects
may range from the relatively
minor to the very severe which
include brain damage, displace
ment of intestinal organs, cleft
palate or serious malformations
of the heart and eyes.
Tinting is Critical
When :ujr. Nelson puts the
normal pregnant animals on
such a iolic acid-deficient diet
dufing the second week of their
formed. However, if she carries
out the same experiment about
a week earlier or • week later,
the young appear to suffer no
adverse effects, thus underlin
ing the importance of proper
vv..^w.vie period«Of preg
nancy extends primarily from
the second'to "the eighth week
of the baby’s development
a high incidence of skeletal de
fects, inyouagrata when the
mother animal’s diet was defi
cient in the mineral manga
nese. She is extending these
studies with support from The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes using radioactive mate
rial in the diet to trace what
goes wrong inside embryonic
cells to hinder their normal de
velopment.
According to Dr. Virginia
Apgar, director of the division
of congenital malformations of
The National Foundation, “Dr.
Nelson’s project has a direct
bearing on the question of birth
defects in humans. It is defi
nitely known, for example, that
severe folic acid deficiency in
a woman can lead to loss of a
baby during early pregnancy.”
And as Dr. Nelson has point
ed out, equally significant, the
I congenital malformations in
| the young animals that survive
are irreversible. No amount of
vitamins given later in preg
-ssuc-y can undo the damage
once a deficiency has occurred
during the critical period of
pregnancy.
Clinics Are Established
Because of the increasing
problem of birth defects—it is
now estimated that significant
malformations occur in one in
every 18 babies born in this
country—each year—The Na
tional Foundation - March of
Dimes has recently established
a number of Special Treatment
and Clinical Study Centers for
coping with this crucial med
ical question. The Birth Defects
Treatment Centers are in Jack
son, .Miss.; Atlanta, Ga.;
Seattle; Portland, Ore.; San
Francisco; Little Hock, Ark.;
Indianapolis; Morgantown, W.
Va;; New York City; Balti
more; and Washington, D. C.
These are supported on the
local level by The National
foundation** chapters,. \
P»SaK!
cated in Oklahoma City; Nash
Ytiie, Ten*; and Columbus,
Ohio. TheseCenters are mam
8s&&atsrsatfut
by The Na
_ _ M to continue
support and Expansion of such
Centers for the development o'
iSS-VSEftHsanr
defects.
Rep. Felly Claims
“What’s Good for Alaska
Is Good for Seattle”
WASHINGTON UP) — Rep.
Thomas Pelly, (R-Wn.), said Mon
day he believes that “what’s good
for Alaska is good for Seattle.”
“Seattle businessmen recognize
that the growth and development
of Alaska is to their mutual ad
vantage,” Pelly said.
Henry Roloff, Director of the
Anchorage port recently asserted
Pelly is “serving the vested Seat
tle interests that have long at
tempted to control the trade and
transportation economy of Alas
ka.”
Roloff referred to Pelly’s an
nounced intention to oppose an
agreement between the Alaska
Railroad and Canadian National
Railroad for a rail-barge service
between Prince Rupert, B.C., and
Whittier, Alaska.
Pelly, responding, said:
“A Canadian government-own
ed and subsidized barge service
might temporarily help Anchor
age and certain points in the
(Alaska) rail belt.
“Meanwhile, however, the 10
major ports — including Seward
and Valdez — that have regularly
scheduled service are threatened
with serious economic conse
quences.”
Pelly said he agrees Alaska’s
future is dependent upon reason
able and economical transporta
tion rates.
jjul ne aaaea, any sipnoning
off of available cargo from exist
ing American and privately own
ed carriers is bound to result in
a reduction by them of sched
uled trips and an increase in their
costs which means even higher
than present freight rates.” j
Pelly said more than 80 steam
ship operations to Alaska have
failed because of the seasonal and
marginal nature of the trade.
“My position,” he said, “is that |
the way to lower freight charges j
and improve service is to increase
rather than diminish available
cargo to existing carriers.” j I
If you want to stop a snorer, j I
don’t nudge him — just whistle j I
gently. ''
American - Eastern
Airlines Plan to Merge
NEW YORK UP)—American Air
lines and Eastern Airlines agreed
Tuesday on a plan to merge into
the nation’s largest air carrier.
The proposed new system
would carry roughly 35 per cent
of domestic through-passenger
traffic. Its assets wohld exceed
$990 million.
The plan was announced by C.
Smith, president of American and
M. McIntyre, president of East
ern, after separate but coordi
nated meetings of their respec
j tive boards.
To become effective, it needs
approval both of stockholders and
the Civil Aeronautics Board.
Basically, American is a trans
continental line, flying five non
stop trips each way daily between
New York and Los Angeles.
In all, it servec 52 cities.
Eastern, which serves 98 cities
—30 of these in common with
American — mainly operates
along the Eastern Seaboard. How
ever, Eastern flights reach north
west to Minneapolis-St. Paul and
southwest to Dallas and San An
tonio. Eastern also flies from New
York to Bermuda and Mexico City,
and from Miami to Puerto Rido.
Letter-size and Legal File Folders
Available at The Nome Nugget
Stove
Oil
NEW SCHEDULE
Effective September 18,1961
Monday & Friday Fit. 309/310
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 8:50 a.m.
Lv: Kotzebue 9:30 a-m. Ar: Nome 10:20 ajn.
Lv: Nome 2:40 pan. Ar: Fairbanks 6:25 p.m.
Wednesday Fit. 309/310
Lv: Fait banks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 9:20 amu
Lv: Kotzebue 10:00 ami. Ar: Nome 11:00 »Tt«T
Lv: Nome 8:50 p.tm Ar: Fairbanks 7:35 pan.
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Flight 311/312 i
Ly: Fairbanks 8:00 ajn. Ax: Nome 9:05 non.
Ly: Nome 10:00 aum. Ax: Koizabua 10:50 aim.
Ly: Kotsabua 11:80 ml Art Fairbanks 2:3D pja.