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Nuclear Ship
Savannah Goes On
Display In Seattle
SEATTLE W — Sleek and shin
ing, the nuclear ship Savannah
sailed into Elliot Bay Monday after
an 18-day voyage from the East
Coast.
Water-spouting fire boats tagged
along after the big white ship
and aerial bombs exploded over
head. Dignitaries and pretty girls
welcomed the ship and her crew.
The 595-foot Savannah will be
on public display here until Oct.
26, after the World’s Fair closes.
Then she goes into drydock for a
week before voyaging back down
the West Coast. Officials said the
ship’s future ports of call are un
certain, but she will visit a num
ber of other coast ports.
The Savannah has accommoda
tions for 60 passengers and carries
a crew of 110. Most of the pas
sengers space on this voyage was
occupied by technicians a n d
trainees.
Her 74,000 kilowatt atomic
power plant can move the Savan
nah at speeds up to 22 knots. She
can go 300,000 nautical miles dur
ing an estimated three years with
out refueling.
The ship was built by the Atomic
Energy Commission and the U.S.
Maritime Adiminstration at a
cost of $53.7 million to demon
strate the peaceful uses of atomic
energy.
Mariner Is Still on Course
WASHINGTON UP) — A report
on the progress of Mariner 2 was
released Tuesday by the National
Aeronautics and Space Adiminstra
tion. Mariner 2, launched Aug. 27,
is expected to pass within 9,000
miles of Venus on Dec. 14.
Mariner 2 at 7 a.m. yesterday
was 5,784,075 miles from the earth
and 37,380,840 miles from Venus.
The radio signal is good.
Nome Directory
BERING SEA LIONS CLUB
Sven Larsen, Pres.
Tom Balone, Secty.
Meets Every Tuesday
at 7:30 p.m.
During October at the Polaris
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Pete Walsh, President
ALASKA CHAPTER HO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Pearl Bohrer
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
Carl Mickelson, W. M.
Norvin W. Lewis. Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Roy Snyder
Pmldant
Marc Beauchamp
Secretary
Wednesday Luncbaon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Laat Tuesday of I Very
Month at School
„ Dorothy Grant. President
Hai7i®L Afrmndsen, Secretary
—VISITORS WELCOME_
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
M^^ph“gei5i.w^rda7'
Qtaa. D. Jones, Secty.
Civil Air Patrol
Northwestern Group
Nome Cadet Squadron
MeethuH F#-£0n“' Ctadr.
Meettnys . Each Thursday 7:0* p.m.