MORE STUDIES TO BE
MADE ON PROPOSED
PROJECT CHARIOT BLAST
SAN FRANCISCO — More
scientific studies will be conducted
this year on the northwest Alaska
coast where the government has
proposed an experimental nuclear
explosion to dig a ship channel
and turning basin.
The Atomic Energy Commission,
announcing the 1962 study plans
yesterday, said again the blast will
be set off, at an undetermined date,
only if research shows it is feasible
and safe.
Within the next month five men
from the U.S. Weather Bureau Re
search Station at Las Vegas, Nev.,
will be stationed at the excava
tion project site on Ogotoruk Creek.
They will take balloon soundings
to check fallout conditions.
Fallout monitoring will be con
tinued by the U.S. Public Health
Service at Ogotoruk Creek, Point
Hope, Kivalina and Kotzebue.
In addition, scientists from the
General Electric Co. at Hanford,
Wash., and from the University of
Washington will conduct radio
logical studies.
The camp site, to be operated
by Holmes and Narver, Inc., of
Los Angeles, will be occupied by
not more than 12 scientists and
about four employes at any one
time.
Late this year a report will be
published on results of studies of
the past three years, and the AEC
will evaluate the effect of an ex
perimental nuclear blast.
“The Commission would approve
conduct of the experiment,” said
an official statement, “only if it is
assured any explosion would not
jeopardize local inhabitants or the
fish, wildlife and plants from which
they derive their livelihood.”
SENATE REFUSES TO BACK
DOWN FROM CHANGES
MADE IN HOUSING BILL
JUNEAU UP» — The Senate re
fused again Tuesday to back down
from changes it made in the anti
discrimination in housing measure.
When the measure came over
from the House, it prohibited dis
crimination on the basis of race,
creed or color in private as well
as public or public--assisied housing.
The Senate eliminated the pro
vision dealing with private housing.
A free conference committee ap
pointed to iron out Senate-House
differences recommended that the
Senate recede from its amendment.
Tuesday ’s vote came on a motion
by Sen. John McNees that the
Senate rescind its action in failing
to adopt the Conference Commit
tee report.
The vote was 9-11 against re
scinding.
NEW WAC DIRECTOR NAMED
WASHINGTON (ANS) — Lt.
Col. Emily C. Gorman recently
was named to become the next
, Director of the Women’s Army
| Corps. She will
I succeed Col.
Mary Louise
M. Rasmuson,
present direc
tor on Aug. 1,
1962.
Col. Gorman
will become
Director of the
WAC almost
20 years from
the day she en- tt. Col. Gorman
tered the serv
ice on July 30, 1942, as a member
of the Fifth Officer Candidate
Class at Ft Des Moines, la.
She served as Deputy Director
of the WAC from 1953 to 1957.
Presently she is Assistant Chief,
Foreign Military Training Divi
sion in the Office of the Army
Deputy Chief of Staff for Military
Operations, Washington, D. C.
As sixth Director of the Wo
men’s Army Corps, Col. Gorman
will be responsible for approxi
mately 10,000 WAC officers and
enlisted personnel on active duty.
They are serving throughout the
United States and in France, Ger
many, Italy, Hawaii, Japan, Ko
rea and- Okinawa. Approximately
1,200 WAC officers and enlisted
women are serving in the Army
Reserve not on active duty.
Ever wonder what happened to
the good ship Mayflower that
brought over the Pilgrims? It was
broken up in England in 1629. Its
stout wooden ribs were used to
form the rafters of a building that
still stands.
"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
Available at The Nome Nugget
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 62-4 P
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF
SIDNEY CHAMPION, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned, Robert W. Oliver, was on
the 10th day of March, 1962, by an
order of the above-entitled Court ap
pointed Administrator with Will An
nexed of the Estate of Sidney Champion,
deceased; that he thereupon qualified
as such Administrator in the manner
required by law; and all creditors of
and persons having claims against the
said decedent are hereby required to
present their claims, with the necessary
vouchers, within six (6) months from
the date of publication hereof, to the
undersigned at the office of his attor
ney, Thomas J. Balone, Box 111, Nome,
Alaska, which office the undersigned
hereby designates as his place of busi
ness in all issuers connected with the
said estate.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, this 13th
day of March, 1962.
Robert W. Oliver
Pub: March 14, 21. 28, April 4, 1962.
JU.S. SCIENTISTS PLAN
j TO BEAM POWERFUL
RED LIGHT AT THE MOON
WASHINGTON UH — American
scientists are planning soon to
beam a powerful red light at the
moon, hoping it will be reflected
back to earth.
Although theoretically the beam
j would be strong enough to be
! visible for 20 million miles, the
i scientists say little of the experi
i ment will actually be seen.
People living near the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor—where
the experiment will be conducted—
may see the beam as a spectacular
red needle in the sky. But they will
have to look sharp, for the light
i will dart out in pulses of a fraction
! of a second.
That hope is, said physicist Peter
Franken of the University staff,
| that some of the beam can be
bounced off one of the moon’s
highly reflective craters—making a
round trip between the earth and
moon in 2V& seconds. All this, he
said in a report prepared for the
Optical Society of America, ampli
fied at a news conference, will be
part of an experiment to explore
further possible uses of devices
called “lasers.”
“Laser” stands for “light ampli
fication by stimulated emission
of radiation.” It is an experimental
instrument to amplify and sharpen
relatively weak waves of light to
produce a very narrow, powerful
beam.
Ice Pool Dates
Since 1917, when the Nenana Ice
Classic was started, the ice has gone
out at Nenana as follows:
1917 — APRIL 30.11:30 a.m.
1918 — MAY 11.9:33 a.m.
1919 — MAY 3.2:33 p.m.
1920 — MAY 11.10:45 a.m.
1921 — MAY 11. 6:42 a.m.
1922 — MAY 12. 1:20 p.m.
1923 — MAY 9.2:00 p.m.
1924 — MAY 11.3:10 p.m.
1925 — MAY 7.6:32 p.m.
1926 — APRIL 26. 4:03 p.m.
1927 — MAY 13. 5:42 a.m.
1928 — MAY 6. 4:25 p.m.
1929 —- MAY 5.3:41 p.m.
1930 — MAY 8. 7:03 p.m.
1931 ~ MAY 10.9:23 a.m.
1932 — MAY 1.10:15 a.m.
1933 — MAY 8.7:30 p.m.
1934 — APRIL 30 . 2:07 p.m.
1935 — MAY 15. 1:32 pm.
1936 — APRIL 30.....12:68 pm.
1937 — MAY 12. 8:04 p.m.
1938 •— MAY «.8:14 pm.
1939 — APRIL 29. 1:26 p.m.
1940 — APRIL SO. 3:27 pm.
19*1 — MAY *.i:50*.m.
1942 — APRIL 30. 1:28 pm,
1943 — APRIL 28 . 7:22 p.m.
1944 — MAY 4..2:08 pm.
1945 — MAY 16.9:41 am
1946 — MAY 5.4*40 part;
1947 — MAY 3. 5:53 pm.
1948 — MAY 14.11:13 p.m.
1949 — MAY 14..,12:39 p.m.
1950 — MAY 6.4:14 pm.
1951 — APRIL 30 . 5:54 pJh.
1952 — MAY 12.5:04 p.m.
1953 — APRIL 20. 3:54 pm.
1954 — MAY 6. 6:01 p.m.
1955 — MAY 9.. 2:13 p.m.
1956 — MAY 1.11:24 am.
1957 — MAY 5.9:30 a.m.
1958 — APRIL 29. 2:58 p.«L
S:S»
1961 — MAY 5.11:31 am.
SECOND ADVENT ANTENNA—Another nine-ton, $0-«eat parabolic antenna reflector is bemg in
stalled at Camp Roberts, Calif. *ite, ta complete ground antenna* required for PROJECT AD
VENT communication* satellite program. The antenna** twin wa* installed at Fort Dix, N. J. in
December. The pair of antennae will pkty grigr rolec In tracking and communicating with no -
tary Advent satellites in the 22,360-mil* high “.tationary” orbit. The program i* managed by
Army Advent Management Agency, Fort Monmouth, N. J.
Sam Johnson
Is a Veteran In
The Highway Field
Sam Johnson, newly designated
chief engineer and director of the
Alaska Department of Highways,
moved into the post with 43 years
of experience in the highway field
| dating back to 1919 when he started
in highway work with the Cali
fornia Division of Highways.
He worked his way up to resi
dent engineer before moving on
to Washington State in a similar
capacity. At Idaho, where he
moved in 1929, he worked his way
up to become director of the State’s
Department of Highways.
World War II found Johnson
with the U.S. Corps of Army Engi
neers working on the Prince George
Railroad survey in Yukon Terri
tory and also with the Corps at
Teller, Alaska.
Johnson returned to Idaho after
the war and laid out and obtained
approval for that state’s first sys
tem of federal aid secondary roads.
He was later general superintend
ent for the Triangle Construction
Co. in Boise.
Since coming to Alaska, John
son’s assignments have brought him
a familiarity with highway prob
lems throughout the state. He
served as highway engineer in the
Fairbanks District and was the
district highway engineer at Nome,
where he compiled and wrote an
extensive history of Alaska high
way construction, prior to assign
ment as assistant state construc
tion engineer at Anchorage from
which he came to his present post.
Senate Refuses Education Bill
JUNEAU — The Senate re
fused, 7-13, Tuesday to take a bill
making the State Board of Educa
tion the adiminstrative and fiscal
head of the Department of Edu
cation from the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Sen. John Coghill asked that the
measure be taken from the Judi
ciary Committee and be placed in
Rules Committee for assignment on
the calendar.
The motion failed on straight
party lines. There was no debate.
r" 1. 1
EXTENDED MAIL TRUCK
SERVICE TO ALASKA
PLANNED TO START MAY I
SEATTLE — Extended and
more frequent mail truck service
to Alaska will go into effect about
May 1, making Anchorage a co
terminal with Fairbanks for runs
from Seattle, postal officials said
yesterday.
James Symbol, regional post
master, said the first mail truck
under a new contract awarded
Consolidated Freightways, Inc., is
expected to leave Seattle around
April 27 and reach Anchorage four
days later.
The one-year contract, effective
about April 14, will extend the
mail truck service to Anchorage
and increase frequency of runs to
six days a week. At the same time,
mail truck service will be inaugu
rated from Anchorage to Valdez,
Homer, Kenai and Seward.
When the experimental overland
movement of mail to Alaska began
last year the route ended at Fair
banks and service was four-a
week.
Symbol said Consolidated, low
among seven bidders, was given
the contract last week on a rate
of 7.84 cents a pound. Garrison Fast
Freight, a subsidiary of Consoli
dated, will make the hauls. Garri
son held the original contract*
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