Actor Charles Laughton
Has Cancer of the Spine
LOS ANGELES ■/?> — Doctors
soy actor Charles Laughton has
cancer of the spine.
The British-born actor entered
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital July
30 for surgery on a collapsed ver
tebrae. The fact that the actor has
cancer wasn’t disclosed until
Monday.
A hospital spokesman said
Laughton is in fair condition.
“He has all his faculties and
cheerful converses with nurses and
a few visitors,” the spokesman
said.
Last June, Laughton underwent
surgery in New York’s Memorial
Hospital for cancer and allied i
diseases, reportedly to correct a ;
collarbone fracture suffered in a
bathtub fall in January.
Actor Frank Love joy
Found Dead In Bed
NEW YORK (# — Actor Frank
Lovcjoy, 50, was found dead in
bed Tuesday at his quarters in
the Hotel Warwick.
The discovery was made by his i
wife, Joan.
A physician said Lovejoy ap- !
parently died of a coronary throm- \
bosis.
Lovejoy recently had appeared |
in a production of the play, “The I
Best Man,” at Pararnus, N.J.
His career embraced both!
Broadway and motion pictures. In i
addition, he had been a radio an- !
nounccr.
He made his Broadway debut I
in “Judgment Day," and his first j
film appearance was in “Home of
the Brave.”
Tax Bill Sent to Kennedy
WASHINGTON W>—The Senate
sent to President Kennedy Tues
day his battered tax revision bill
containing the key feature he ask
ed—a SI-billion plant moderniza
tion incentive to U.S. business.
The roll call vote was 56 to 22.
!Congress Wrestles
Major Bills for
Session Windup
WASHINGTON UP) - Congress
has wrestled its remaining major
bills into position for a quick wind
up of the long-drawn-out 1962 ses
sion.
Leaders voiced cautious optimism
that final adjournment may come
Friday night or Saturday at the
latest.
A burst of action came yester
day on four of the “Big Five”
measures still to be sent to Presi
dent Kennedy.
1. Senate passage 57 to 24 of a
$4,422,800,000 foreign aid bill car
rying $792,400,000 more than the
House allowed. Conferees hope to
meet on this tomorrow.
2. House and Senate passage of
the compromise tax revision bill,
clearing it to the White House. Re
tained was the key provision
sought bv the President — a $1
billion incentive to business to
modernize plants.
3. Senate-House c o nference
agreement after one meeting on
the bill raising the pay of 1.6 mil
lion federal government workers
and boosting postal rates by $605
million a year. The Senate may act
>n this today.
4. Conference agreement on the
hill to tighten federal controls over
the drug industry. The Senate plans
to pass it today.
The fifth top-priority bill, Ken
nedy's trade expansion measure,
already has been agreed to in con
erence. The House and Senate
are scheduled to complete action i
an it tomorrow.
Besides foreign aid, four regular
approprition measures to run the
government in fiscal 1963, which j
began July 1, still must get over |
their last hurdles.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget j
Jet to Seattle
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Monday W as
Jim ISkmniii" Dav
n *
At Clianiln‘1’ Meet
Monday was Jim Planning Day
at the Chamber of Commerce hon
oring Sgt. Jim Blanning, was has
just completed 20 years of service
with the Alaska Communications
System and having retired from
service returned to Nome to take
up his duties as station manager
as a civilian.
He was presented with a cap
suitable for a civilian who en
joys hunting and fishing.
Mrs. Fred Greene, representing
the Mother’s Club, brought a sam
of the 40 street signs which the
club purchased with the help of
the city. The signs are of heavy
aluminum and surfaced with a
heavy reflecting paint and will
be a great asset to the community
when installed.
Mrs. Greene stated that the Jay
cees are cooperating by makinc the
standards and bases for the signs
and some of them should be g m: .
up soon.
Bob Smith, of the U.S. Merc,
announced that the Lions Club
have taken Halloween as a special
community project and will spon
sor “Window Artists” giving prizes
for the best pictures drawn on the
windows of business houses the
night before Halloween. Cash
prizes are planned for the artists.
On Halloween a big party and
entertainment is planned with
more surprises for the young
people. Judges for tile window
artist will be members of the
Chamber of Commerce.
All business houses present
were asked to consent of the orna
mentation of their windows. Any
one objecting should contact Mr.
Smith at the U.S. Merc.
Lawrence Keyeukl.uk, assistant
sanitarian to George Markham of
the Sanitation Department of the
Alaska Public Health was intro
duced and praised for the fine I
work he is doing in seven villages
where he has introduced sanitary
measures which have greatly im
proved the health conditions. Out
danding is a summer water project
it Shaktoolik.
Lowell Thomas Jr . during the
liscussion on roads and airstrips,
iskerl why there was not a strip j
it Diomede, suggesting that it
vouid be a great tourist asset.
The annual Chamber of Com
nerce banquet was announced for
Saturday evening at 7.
SEVEN MISSILE EXPERTS
DIE IN PLANE CRASH
SANTA MARIA. Calif. — A
twin engine plane bringing a load
of missile experts to Vandenberg
Air Force Base clipped trees while
circling for a landing Monday
night.
Seven persons, possibly eight,
were killed. The bodies were bad
ly mangled.
L. E. Hough of the Bureau of
Public Roads arrived on regular
monthly check, from Fairbanks
headquarters, of the three roads
now under construction in this
area, at Teller, Penny Rivers and
the Kougarok, and plans to be
here for a few days.
There’s a Ball, La.; Mound,
Tex.; Field, Ky., Homer, Ga., Ball
Ground, Ga.; Ballclub, Minn.; Base
Line, Mich.; Pitcher, N.Y.; Center
field, Utah, and Umpire, Ark.
Kakarok Herd
REINDEER
For Sale
After Oct. 1
Mile 48 — Big Creek
| U.S. Resumes Nuclear
I Testin'; In the Pacific
HONOLULU (/?■ — The United
Suites resumed nuclear testing in
the Pacific Tuesday after a two
month recess.
The task force in charge of the
tests said an “intermediate de
vice" exploded in the air above
Johnston Island after it was drop
ped from a plane.
The device packed power equi
valent to between 20,000 and 1
million tons of TNT.
It was the first plane drop test i
in the Johnston vicinity in the!
1902 series. Previous shots in the!
area were at high altitude.
WSCS MEETS FRIDAY NIGHT
The monthly meeting of the i
W S.C.S. will be held Friday night
in the Fellowship Hall of the Com
munity Methodist Church. CML
Circle will be hostesses.
Members and guests are re
minded to bring ideas and dona
tions of material for the coming {
Bazaar.
PHOEBE CIRCLE SOCIAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
The Phoebe Circle is holding its
first social of the season at 7:30
p.m. tomorrow at Phoebe Hall. All j
members are asked to attend for |
a time of fellowship and to plan !
for the winter activities.
The refreshment committee is ;
Harriet Amundsen. Gladys Savok
and Mary Walker: the game com
mittee is Elsie Okitkon and Helen 1
Carlson. Devotions will be lead
by Jenny Oksoktaruk.
COMING and GOING with WIEN
From Fairbanks: L. E. Hough,
Jack Young, Dorothy Craig, Geo.
Foster, Willie Foster, John Thatch
er, C. D. Steed, Agnes Sunnell.
From Kotzebue: Robt. Voelker,
Glen Keck, Frances Longley.
To Kotzebue: Rusty Sanders, H.
Bradley. Lowell Thomas, Ted Ste
vens, Ray Heinrich.
To Fairbanks: Arthur Outwater,
Mike Stepovich. Clyde Hunter. W.
Worthington, Martin Backstrom, j
Charles Glass, Clyde Rud.
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Alaska Will Uv Divided
Into -51D Precincts for
Nov. f» General Flection
JUNEAU <A - Set retar;, of
State Hugh Wade .-aid today Alas
ka will be divided into .140 pr. _
vio' ts lor the Nov. 6 general elec
tion, one more than existed for
the Aug. 14 primary.
Wade said three new precincts
wort.' established foj trie general
election, two whiei: existed for the
primary were abolished a n rl
boundary changes were marie in
11 precincts in the Southeastern,
Southcentral and Central Senator
ial Districts.
There were no precinct changes
in the Northwestern Senatorial
District. Wade said.
"Swede" Erickson Moved to
Fort Wainwright Hospital
The MMM Hospital has an
nounced the safe transfer of Fred
'Swede1 Erickson, pilot who was
injured in a private plane takeoff
a* Candle two weeks ago, to the
Ft. Wainwright Hospital in Fair
banks.
The kind services of so many
of the Nome command', at his
bedside during the critical hours
following Swede’s injury were
deeply appreciated by the family
and the hospital staff.
Carrie McLain, chairman for the
American Red Cross reported today
that with the cooperation of the
Covenant Church staff at Una
! klcet S106.7O was collected these
as well as an individual contribu
tion ut $25 from Andrew Banks.
MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Six juveniles have been brought
into Magistrate's Court on traffic
violations involving motor bikes,
j The principle charges were noisy
mufflers and driving without li
! censes.
j Other traffic violations included
Gus Kasgnac, who was charged
wit'1 making an illegal turn and
had no tail light. He was fined
$2.00 on each count. Boh Goethe
was fined $5.00 ft r driving through
a stop sign.
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