LOWELL THOMAS SR.
WILL VISIT NOME
The tourist season gets under
way with a well known celebrity
as one of the early visitors.
Tomorrow Lowell Thomas Sr.
well known writer, globe trottei
and radio commentator is expected
to visit here for the first time.
Although Thomas has been ir
the other parts of the state many
times he has not been able to mak<
the trip to Nome.
He will be accompanied by Noe
Wien, both of whom received hon
orary degrees from University o:
Alaska.
They will remain for about thre<
hours with the regular Wien tour
Robert Summers of Nome wil
be among the graduates of th<
Univeisity of Alaska next week
having completed his -work for £
degree in engineering.
Meta Muller, his aunt, who has
raised him from an infant will
be a guest at the university for
the commencement exercises which
will be held on Monday.
Ellen Muivihill, of the M’Lord
and Lady Shop, leaves today for
the outside on a vacation and busi
ness trip. She will be accompanied
by her daughter, Pamela, who will
enter summer science sessions in
California after they both have
enjoyed a few days at the Century
21 Fair.
LITERARY LOSS
NEW YORK W — Literary note:
The Brooklyn Public Library re
ported Sunday that the value of
books stolen from its shelves
amounts to $500,000 a year.
Poison Gas Fatal to Two Boys j
ST. HELIER. Jersey Island Uft
—Poison gas seeping from World
War II German containers killed
two boys exploring a tunnel in
Jersey Sunday. Three other boys
were taken to a hospital with gas
poisoning.
The gas containers were taken
to Jersey by German troops who
occupied the island from 1940 to
1945.
CHILDREN BEWARE
Blank machine-gun ammunition
in .30 caliber are being found in
the vicinity of Satellite Field and
are VERY DANGEROUS.
All children must be cautioned
not to handle them and report
their finding to the Police De
partment.
The ammunition is either red
car black-tipped.
LION CONVENTION TO BE
HELD IN NOME NEXT YEAR
Three Nome Lions returned to
day from White Horse, Y. T., after
attending the annual Lion conven
tion there. The three, Tom Balone,
Bob Renshaw and Jack Carpen
ter, report they had a royal time.
Only two days were spent in
business meetings and they had
seeing.
They also brought back a real
‘ prize—the 1963 Lions Convention
’ will be held in Nome at about this
time.
Balone said that about 120
: Lions and guests converged on
' White Horse for this convention
and he expects at least that many
i to come here for the 1963 affair.
Wien Plane Damaged ai Elim
A Wien Airlines plane, piloted
by Clyde Rud, was damaged on
landing at Elim this morning. No
one was injured, and it was re
ported that a pair of skis were
sent to Elim in order to get the
plane off the ice as soon as pos
sible.
AIRMAN DROWNS
FAIRBANKS UP ~ An unidenti
fied airman assigned to the 708
AC & W Squadron at Indian Moun
tain Air Force Station was drown
ed Sunday in Utopia Creek when
he lost his footing and was swept
downstream.
It was reported that he was one
of three men gold panning in the
30 degree water.
All three men fell into the water
but the victim was the only one
who failed to regain his footing.
Floyd Wheeler of Tanana FAA
Station and a member of the Civil
Air Patrol, was assigned the mis
sion of locating the body of the
airman. The body was found early
««/ — - •»»- .
tii I.:* illuming «uuui mixes
downstream from the Air Force
station.
Karmun Infant Dies
Eva Karmun, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Karmun of
Deering and Kotzebue, passed
away at the hospital last Saturday.
Rotary to Meet on Tuesday
The Rotary Club meeting regu
larly held on Wednesday, will be
held on Tuesday noon this week
because of the Memorial Day holi
day- _
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Martha Kobuk.
Discharged: Rita Olanna, John
Osborne.
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DR. LOWELL THOMAS SR,
ADDRESSES GRADUATES
AT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
FAIRBANKS iff — An over
flow crowd attended the 40th an
nual commencement exercises this
morning at the University of
Alaska highlighted by addresses
by Dr. Lowell Thomas Sr., noted
commentator, world traveler and
author, and the honorable Wayne
N. Aspinall, U-S. Representative
of Colorado.
In a colorful procession, about
120 students preceded by honored
guests and faculty, marched into
the university gymnasium to re
ceive their degrees. The gymnasium
was lined with young birch trees,
spring flowers, and greenery.
Other guests watched the cere
monies on closed circuit TV in
the Fine Arts Lounge on the sec
ond floor of the gymnasium build
ing.
Thomas and Aspinall, the main
speakers, Dr. R. Rolland Arm
strong, president of Sheldon Jack
son High School and Junior Col
lege, and Noel Wien, veteran Alas
ka pilot, were presented honorary
doctorates.
| A total of 126 academic degrees
were presented with three students!
receiving two degrees. There were
98 bachelor degrees, 27 master de
grees, and one doctorate earned.
SEWING CLASS DRESS REVIEW
The sewing classes completing
the recent course held in the Fel
lowship Room of the Lutheran
Church will stage a Dress Review
Thursday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m.
The course included two sessions
a week, afternoons and evenings
for five weeks, and was conducted
by Mrs. Jean Burand of the Uni
versity Extension Servcie.
Twenty-five ladies completed the
projects to be displayed. Interested
persons are invited to attend. Re
hearsal for the review wil be held
this evening at 7:30 mthe inaiow
| ship Room.
Tit GOP 0V HBWB
The meeting was called to order
by Maj. David Money. We form
ed in the usual patrol column for
mation. We recited the pledge of
allegiance for the opening cere
mony.
We then broke up into patrol
corners, where dues were collect
ed. We then played a game of
steal the bacon, using the Morse
Code. Next the scoutmaster’s min
utes were read. Meeting was then
adjourned.
Don Young, Scribe
i U.S. Touches Off Another
WASHINGTON UP> — The United
States has exploded another nu
clear device in the Pacific test
area, the 14th announced by the
government since the series began
April 25.
Sunday’s blast over Christmas
Island was described as in the in
termediate yield range — with a
force equivalent to that of 20,000
to 1 million tons of TNT. The
Atomic Energy Commission said
the device was dropped from an
airplane.
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