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NAVY SCUTTLES PLAN
TO RANK 'TOGETHERNESS’
WASHINGTON W — The Navy 1
has scuttled its plan to rank “to- j
gethemess” — a venture on the
sea of matrimony that ran aground
before leaving port.
The plan had been to rate officers 1
and their wives as a team —- did
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presentatives of the Navy and the
nation on foreign stations?”
It quickly ran into a volley of
fire from wives and some congress
men. The Navy retreated to take
another look at the plan.
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth
tossed the idea overboard Friday.
“I have concluded that the pro
posed report will not produce the
information needed and may un
necessarily hurt the the promotion
chances of some officers who are
exceptionally well qualified for sea
and other duties not requiring
special attention to the suitability
of dependents for such assign
ments,” he said.
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Now It's Law
NEW ORLEANS, La. UPl — A
dog may be man’s best friend, but
the women are lined up on the side
of cats.
Under pressure from a group of
women called the Animal Haven’s
League, the City Council voted 5-0
yesterday against applying to cats
a city ordinance that punishes
owners of dogs who soil public
sidewalks or private lawns.
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Hwy. Engineer
John H. Myers
Resigns from Post
' ANCHORAGE Wi — Alaska
Highway Maintenance Engineer
John H. Myers Saturday announced
his resignation in a letter to acting
Highway Commissioner Sam F.
Johnson.
In announcing his resignation, ef
fective yesterday, Myers said he
felt it unnecessary to detail any
reasons “in light of recent events.”
Myers said he did feel that an
explanation of his action was re
quired and said he took this course
“to protect his own interests.”
The Anchorage engineer said he
was referring to the recent firing
by Gov. Win. Egan of Asst. High
way Engineers A. G. Gardner and
Donald R. Roser. Gardner had of
ficially submitted his resignation
before the firing and Roser had
indicated his intention of resigning,
Myers said.
In lieu of the usual notice, Myers
said, he has offered his services
free of charge for two weeks to
help make an orderly transfer of
information to a successor.
Saying that his decision was not
made in haste, Myers declared:
“Careful consideration convinces
me that such action is in the best
interests of all involved.”
Myers, who has 31 years experi
ence in highway maintenance, came
to Alaska two years ago from Wyo
ming after spending 29 years in
their road department as district
maintenance engineer.
His future plans are indefinite at
this time, Myers concluded.
Sgt. E-5 Merlin Oyoumick
Awarded Brig. Gen. Noyes Medal
Sgt. E-5 Merlin A. Oyoumick, Co.
B, 1st Scout Bn., 297th Infantry,
Alaska National Guard, Unalakleet
was awarded the Brigadier General
John R. Noyes Medal last week bj
Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Carroll, Adju
tant General of the Alaska Nationa
Guard, in ceremonies during th<
1st Scout Bn. Review held at Ft
Richardson.
The medal is awarded annually
during the two-week encampment
to the most outstanding enlisted
member of each Scout Battallion
on the basis of their professional
knowledge, superior leadership, ex
emplary conduct and appearance.
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Atmospheric Tests
Will Seek Out Anti-1
Missile Techniques
WASHINGTON — Nuclear!
blasts from devices hurled several j
hundred miles aloft, to test out
theories about, anti-missile techni
ques, probably will be included in
the U.S. series of tests over the
Pacific scheduled to start late next
month. - !
Defense Secretary Robert Mc
Namara, without giving details
about altitudes or other factors,
says such tests would help in the
search for a defense against an
enemy ballistic missile attack.
President Kennedy announced
March 2 the United States would
resume nuclear testing in the at
mosphere unless the Soviet Union
agreed before then to a fool-proof
test ban agreement.
During a hearing by a House Ap
propriations Subcommittee, the
transcript of which was made pub
lic, McNamara was asked if atomic
explosions were needed to test the
Zeus anti-missile system.
He replied: “The explosion of
nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
under properly controlled and
planned conditions will add to our
knowledge of nuclear effects, the
effect of one nuclear explosion on
another nuclear weapon; the effect
of nuclear explosions on radars
and other electronic devises, all of
which can be of value conceivably
in the development of anti-ICBM
• systems.
This was as far as McNamara’s
published remarks went in dis
cussing what would be sought in
the Pacific test series as related
to anti-missiles development.
However, McNamara appeared to
be referring to three facets in the
anti-ICBM study:
1. The radar effect — a nuclear
explosion, particularly one of high
force, can produce an ionized cloud.
This cloud can cut off the pene
. tration of radar waves essential
■ in tracking missiles and directing
anti-missiles.
2. Electro-magnetic effect —
some of this effect on guidance
and other instruments might operate
in the air, although the primary
effect probably would be on the
ground. An enemy missile explod
ing on the ground or up to several
thousand feet above it could cripple
cable and control systems tem
porarily, even though the blast and
heat of the explosion left than
physically undamaged.
3. The effect of one nuclear ex
plosion on another — this seems
to point to several possibilities. One
is the idea that a neutron flux,
produced by nuclear explosion,
would neutralize and render im
potent the warhead of an enemy
missile.
UPHOLSTERY CLASS
MEETS TONIGHT AT 7
The first class of the upholstery
group will meet at the Lutheran
Church tonight at 7. Supplies and
materials will be checked and meet
ing times discussed. Please have
your chair or couch at the church
before class time. Also, bring a
good sized cardboard carton in
which to place the pieces you will
remove from your furniture.
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PNA Wants Investigation or
Alaska’s Family Plan Fare
WASHINGTON UP) — Pacific
Northern Airlines has asked the
Civil Aeronautics Board to sus
pend and investigate reduced fam
ily plan fares proposed by Alaska
Airlines between Portland. Seattle
and Anchorage.
Pacific Northern said Alaska
plans to continue during May and!
June the family fare which here
tofore has been in effect only in
the winter months. It would enable
members of a family, traveling with
a person paying the full fare, to
fly at one-third reduction in ticket
cost.
Pacific Northern said that the
mainland-Alaska air traffic market
is “relatively inelastic so far as
the stimulating effect of fare re
ductions is concerned,” and that
generally speaking family fares do
not promote traffic in that market.
The complaint added that even
though the market is inelastic, cus
tomers nevertheless are “very cost
conscious” and will use the lowest
available fare.
Resolution Asks Naming of
Ferries After Indian Tribes
JUNEAU UP) — A resolution ask
ing that the ferries of the Southeast
Alaska Marine Highway System be
named after the three Indian tribes
of the region passed the House Sat
urday.
The tribes are the Tlinget, the
Haida and the Tsimshian.
The measure, HCR3S, was voted
out of the Rules Committee for ac
tion Saturday, the last day in which
personal bills or resolutions may
be transmitted between the House
and the Senate.
Gov. Wm. Egan has already an
nounced that the first of the three
ferries being built for use in the
Panhandle will be named the
Malaspina. . ;
Dial 2631 for
Arctic Sanitary
Service
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Election (Juiz
Only live days left to decide the
quality of city government you
want for the next year!
Only five days left to evaluate
your city government of the past
year!
Try this quiz to see where YOU
stand:
The city does not now have a
budget. Question: Should the
city plan ahead and operate
like any other business within
a budget? (Yes) (No).
The present City Council usually
dispenses with the reading of
the minutes of the previous
meeting. Question: Should the
City Council like any other
organized group keep itself and
interested observers informed
by reading and possibly pub
lishing the minutes for each
meeting? (Yes) (No).
3. The initiative or push for good,
well organized government
should come from (the City
Council) (outside groups like the
Planning Commission or the
Chamber of Commerce or the
Woman's Club),
4. The qualities I want in a Mayor
or a Utility Board, Scnool Board
member or Councilman: (Cheek
as many as you think important.)
a. _Knows me well and nails
m& by my first name.
b. __Has shown real leader
ship ability as president or
worker in some other community
organization.
c. _Can "fix" my traffic
ticket.
d. _Can "think on his feet."
e. _Has wide knowledge of
community problems.
f. _Has special skill or train
ing that might useful to the city.
g. _Buys me a drink for my
vote.
h. _Has a faith in the future
of Nome and the courage and
unselfishness fo work hard for
the future.
Your score on this quiz will be
announced on election day.
Mrs. Dorothy Emmons,
City Council Candidate
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