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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY ... Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1043, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 13TS.
A PAGE FROM THAT HORRIBLE BOOK
Another Step In Unification
ANOTHER STEP in the unification of the far north and its
scattered communities took place yesterday when the pioneer
hanking institution Miners & Merchants Bank of Nome opened
it. new branch facility at Barrow, Alaska. .. ’T, L!
Last year the locally owned bank took its first step in helping
to tie together the Second District when it opened the Kotzebue
branch which has proved very successful. »:•- v ■'
The directors of the bank are to be commended for their
vision and planning ahead for the future of Northwestern Alaska
by giving this needed service to the population centers of the
district. With the services offered these communities stand a better
chance to grow like American communities in the other 49 states
and develop not only within their boundaries but the surrounding
areas as well as sound financial backing is an important part in
starring new industry.
It is also hoped that this venture will help to establish a year
sound transportation route which now only operates during die
summer months.
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PAA Wants to
Acquire PNA’s
Air Operations
SEATTLE — Pan American
World Airways is prepared to ne
gotiate with Pacific Northern Air
lines “to acquire its operations in
whole or in part,” Pan American
disclosed yesterday.
The disclosure was made in a
statement of position Pan American
filed with the Civil Aeronautics
Board in connection with the Pa
cific Northwest-Alaska air-service
investigation.
The investigation, ordered by
the Board March 19, suggested re
moving Pan American’s Alaska
route and narrowing the field of
Seattle-Alaska carriers to two or
three.
The other Alaska lines, in addi
tion to Pan American and Pacific
Northern, are Northwest Orient
Airlines and Alaska Airlines.
The statement marked the first
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publicly an interest in acquiring all
or part of PNA, which flies from
Seattle to such Alaska points as
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, An
chorage, Kodiak, the Kenai Penin
sula and Bristol Bay.
Arthur G. Woodley, Pacific
Northern president, commented:
Comet as a Surprise
“This comes as a surprise to me
and is a complete reversal of the
position that we have taken in
respect to improving the Alaska
service pattern.”
Woodley said he had “no rea
sonable basis” for additional com
ment until he has seen Pan Amer
ican’s statement.
The Pacific Northern investment
is estimated tc be more than $16
million, the Seattle Times said. II
added sale of the firm to Par
American would involve an esti
mated $20 million.
The Pan American statemen
also assailed the Board’s proposa
to “terminate” the carrier’s Alasks
certificate.
“Such action would unjustifiabl3
and unlawfully destroy the right
of the carrier which pioneered
states-Alaska scheduled air service,*
Pan American said.
“Pan American will contest re
vocation, or ‘termination’ as the
Board chooses to call it, by everj
legal means,” the carrier added.
The line said “it would be diffi
cult, if not impossible, to find a
case where destruction of a car
rier’s operating authority is less
justified. Pan American has play
ed a key role in the Alaska aviatior
picture for the past 30 years.”
Pan American contended “adjust
ment of the services of Alaska Air
lines and Pacific Northern is th<
only sound answer” to the Alasks
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Airlines are subsidized carriers
Pan American and Northwest art
subsidy free.
The line said it has filed a com
plaint for declaratory judgment anc
injunctive relief in the Unitec
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
“Pan American seeks binding
legal determination that the CAE
is without statutory authority t<
‘terminate’ or revoke Pan Ameri
can’s Alaska certificate and tha
it has unlawfully assumed juris
diction for this purpose,’’ the car
rier said.
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POSTMASTER GEN. DAY
SAYS POSTAL RATE HIKE
IS URGENTLY NEEDED
WASHINGTON W — There i
no practical alternative to raisin
postal rates, Postmaster General .
Edward Day told Congress Mor
day.
In a report to the House and th
Senate, Day said enactment of
pending bill to increase rates b
$691 million a year would be
sound and urgently needed ste
toward an equitable solution c
post office financial problems.
The post office expects an $85
million deficit for the fiscal yea
ending June 30. Without the rat
boosts, Day said, the deficit nex
fiscal year would hit about $88
million.
He said the 1958 rate increas
was largely offset by higher sal
aries, increased railroad rates an
modernization requirements.
The Postmaster General sai
rates for second-class mail -
magazines and newspapers — no^
cover only 23 per cent of costs an
the proposed $53.4 million a yea
increase would bring this up t
40 per cent. The third-class rate
applying mostly to advertising mai
now cover 66 per cent of cosl
and the $161.9 million increas
would raise this to 90 per cen
Day said.
The proposed one-cent increas
to bring the first-class rate to fiv
cents, raising $437.8 million, woul
bring revenues for this service 2
per cent above the cost of provid
ing the service, Day said. He adde
this would be consistent with th
postal policy law, which requirt
that first-class rates cover allc
cated expenses plus an additions
amount for the value of preferer
tial handling.
SCOTLAND YARD ISSUES
WARRANTS FOR ARREST
OF 2 BRITISH DIPLOMATS
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LONDON m — Scotland Yard
said today warrants have been is
sued for the arrest of Donald Mac
Lean and Guy Burgess, British
diplomats who defected 11 years
ago and went to the Soviet Union.
“There are grounds for sup
posing that MacLean and Burgess
may be contemplating leaving or
may have left the USSR for some
other territory,” an official said.
The warrants for their arrest
charge them with violation of
Britain’s official secrets law.
MacLean and Burgess worked
for the foreign office. A govern
ment white paper in 1955 left little
doubt that the two men were be
lieved to have leaked may secret
e documents to the Soviet Union,
’ and that they would be arrested if
3 Britain could lay hands on them.
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- WRONG BOY, RIGHT FAMILY
v The $200 in merchandise given
3 by the Arctic Club during the Dog
r Ra^es and reported won by Robert
o Lewis, should have been Harry
Lewis instead, who turned right
l, around and gave the gift certificate
s to his mother, Mrs. Norvin Lewis,
e Harry is the Wien Airlines mem
ber of the Lewis clan, who is tak
ing the vacation trip south and
e little brother Robert, of Hagen’s
e Jewelry Store, will remain at home
3 this trip.
5 (Our error and we hope we have
. it right this time.)
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