Despite Tragedy . . .
The Sh^w Must Go On
DETROIT iff) — Their faces
grim, Herman and Gunther Wal
len da Wednesday night walked
the high wire from which two
members of the Great Wallenda
Troupe had fallen to death only
24 hours earlier.
There wasn’t a sound in the
huge State Fair Coliseum as the
60-year-old Herman and his son,
Gunther, 34, paid their tribute
to the show business tradition
that the show must go on.
With a substitute aerialist flown
in to fill the gap left by death
and injury, the two Wallendas
performed feats of daring for
five minutes above the concrete
floor.
As on the previous night, there
was no net between the Wallendas
and the concrete. Herman and
Gunther were the only ones of
the seven Wallendas on the wire
the night before who were not
killed or injured.
Gene Mendez had flown in from
Stockholm, Sweden, to be the
third man.
All activity in the Coliseum
stopped as the two Wallendas and
Mendez climbed the poles to the
slender wire 35 feet up to do their
Shrine Circus act.
As soon as the three men end
ed the act, the crowd of approxi
mately 5,000 burst into thunder
ous shouting, whistling, hand
clapping applause.
Arrivals & Departures
From Fairbanks: Agnes Har
rison.
To Fairbanks: C. Johnson,
Monica Erwin, Mrs. Herb Eng- !
strom, and Ray Coplin.
To Kotzebue: E. A. Cate.
From Kotzebue: Wm. Swank,
Lupita Cavillo, Manuel and Mar
cella Hernadez, and Sandra
Martinez,
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Minimum Wage Boosted to $1.65 ...
Overtime Bill Protects “Little People”
JUNEAU <#> — The House,
which failed to pass a single
major piece of labor legislation
last year, rolled out two Wednes
day within the space of two hours.
The lower chamber approved
a bill extending the overtime pro
visions of the State Wage and
Hours Act to a wide number of
service employes by a vote of 27
to 12.
Then, in a surprise move, it
hauled out a measure boosting
the state minimum wage, which
it had tabled last year, and passed
it 27 to 13. The bill pegs the state
minimum wage at 50 cents high
er than the prevailing federal
minimum wage.
The Senate Thursday speedily
concurred in the House amend
ments to the bills, and sent them
along to the Governor.
The overtime bill was variously
described by the lawmakers as a
protection for the “little people”
and as a “roadblock” to the econ
omic development of Alaska.
“This bill is not a labor or
ganization bill,” Rep. Frank
Cashel, (D-Sitka), Chairman of
the Commerce and Labor Com
mittee, told the House.
To Protecl Working Man
“It is a bill to protect the poor
working man who has no repre
sentative whatsoever, laundry
workers, grocery clerks, the Es
kimos unloading barges of the
DEW Line. It is written to pro
tect those people who work long
hours and get no overtime.”
“I’m in sympathy with the em
ploye who is low on the totem
pole,” replied Rep. R. W. Strat
ton, (R-Spenard). “But I think the
bill’s overall effect is definitely
inflationary. It raises labor costs
without increasing production.
With Alaska just getting started
towards economic development,
legislation like this could be a
roadblock.”
“This is not inflationary,”
argued Rep. John Hellenthal, (D
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dition of labor — not a basic
cost of labor.”
Moments after the overtime bill
passed the chamber, Rep. John
Nusunginya, (D-Barrow), moved
that the minimum wage bill, SB28,
which the House tabled last year,
be brought out for action.
The House agreed on a close
vote of 21-18.
Rep. Mark Jensen, (D-Douglas),
after failing to muster a delaying
vote for adjournment, rapped the
measure as the wrong approach.
“Our problem is finding jobs
for the 22,000 who don’t even
earn enough to qualify for unem
ployment compensation,” Jensen
said.
But Morgan Reed, (D-Skagway>,
took issue.
“We pay more to participants
in the unemployment fund than
we guarantee to those who work,”
Reed said. “We ought to be able
to pay a man for doing something
as much as we pay another man
for doing nothing.”
The overtime bill calls for the
payment of time and a half for
work days longer than eight hours,
and work weeks longer than 40
hours to all workers formerly ex
empted under the Fair Labor
Standards Act. except for those
exemptions specifically listed in
the measure.
That qualifies retail and gro
cery clerks, laundry workers,
theater employes, service station
attendants, and a number of other
service employes for overtime
payment.
The bill specifically exempts
firms where less than four work
| ers are employed.
| It also rules out administrators,
workers in food and fish proces
sing plants, small mining and log
ging operations, agricultural
workers, employes of newspapers
with circulations of less than
1,000, seamen, tax drivers and
switchboard operators.
The wage measure raises the;
state minimum to $1.65 until May
of 1963, when it would advance
again to $1.75.
The measure specifically ex
empts certain handicapped work
ers, apprentices and learners
whose wages may be subject to
regulations by the Commissioner
of Labor.
Mothers Club to Meet Monday
The Nome Mother’s Club will
meet Monday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
at the LWY Community Center.
In addition important business
there will be a film strip entitled
“Who’s Boss.” All mothers are
invited to attend.
Bjornstads Return Home
Gus Bjornstad, who has been in
the lower 48 for the past three
months visiting with his daugh
ters, returned home, happy to be
in Alaska again. Returning with
him were Mrs. Bjornstad and
daughter, Mrs. Kitty Scott and
her small son.
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Fresh Ice Cream
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New York and Houston
Teruns Raise Total In
National League to Ten
CINCINNATI iff) — The Na
tional League, operating with
more than eight clubs for the
first time since 1889, announced
yesterday the 162-game schedule
for the baseball loop that will
spread from coast to coast and
as far south as Houston, Tex.
Houston and New York are the
new additions to the league. New
York was a member until the
Giants moved to San Francisco
several years ago.
With the membership increased
from 8 to 10 teams and the sched
ule boosted frim 154 to 162 games
for each team, there will be 421
night contests compared with the
high of 318 last year.
Each team will visit each other
city in the league three times. The
only variation from that will be
that Philadelphia will be in Cin
cinnati four times.
The league long has followed
the custom that Cincinnati, as
home of the first professional
baseball team, opens the season
at home, so the Phils will be at
Crosley Field for a one-day stand
against the defending league
champions, on April 9.
All other clubs will begin play
on April 10.
Air Force Plans on
Of 2,000 mph R-70
WASHINGTON UP> — Secretary
of the Air Force Eugene Zuckert
told senators yesterday he hopes
tests can start by the end of
this year on the 2,000-mile-an
hour B-70.
Zuckert said the big bomber
“could be the next generation of |
flying machines.”
Testifying before the Senate
Armed Services Committee, Zuck
ert said the plane’s “indicated
performance is in line with our
feeling that the manned military
aircraft has not reached the ceil
ing or limit of its capabilities.”
Two "Ice Bloc" Senators
Urge Airfield for Barrow
JUNEAU UP! — Two “Ice Bloc” j
senators yesterday introduced a j
resolution urging the Navy to ap
prove the withdrawal of land from
Petroleum Reserve No. 4 for use
as an airfield.
The airfield would serve the
city of Barrow.
The resolution was introduced
by Sens. Lester Bronson of Nome,
and Eben Hopson of Barrow.
I THURSDAY BASKETBALL
In City Basketball League ac
tion last night the Jaycees top
ped ACS 57-54. The score was
close throughout and at halftime
the Jaycees held a slim 25-23
lead. George Bell and Dick Mc
Cormick led the scoring for the
Jaycees with 16 points apiece and
Korky Kost chipped in with 12.
Steve Wilson, A1 Bradshaw hnd
Marc Beauchamp each tallied 12
points for the losers.
In the second game the High
School Nanooks overcame the
ANB 51-35. Chuck Fagerstrom
with 14 and Clint Trigg with 13,
for ANB, were high scorers. Mike
Cannon with 10 and Ron Locke
with 8 were high for Nanooks.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Merchants . 9 2
Polar Hornets . 10 3
Jaycees . 8 3
A. C. S. 6 7
Nanooks . 5 10
A. N. B. 0 12
Mrs. Rockefeller Seeks
Divorce In Reno
RENO, Nev. UPi — Mrs. Nelson
Rockefeller is in Reno to seek a
divorce from New York’s gover
nor, her lawyer confirmed today.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Harry Komonoseak and Ray
Attatayuk were each fined $50 on
drunk charges.
IN TRAFFIC COURT
Tommy Drake was fined $10
for driving through a stop sign.
Stewart Davis was fined $10 on
each of five counts: no clearance
lights or reflectors, no rear re
flectors, no stop light, ho tail
light, and improper turning.
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Saturday — February 3rd
Choice Prime Ribs of Beef
au jus — carved to order
TOSSED GREEN SALAD
Choice of Dressing
BAKED POTATO
Sour Cream Dressing
Chopped Crisp Bacon
HARD ROLLS TEA or COFFEE
$5.00 Extra Cut $6.50
Don’t Forget Prawn Night
TONIGHT!!