I
—h'aui Adcertisment
Board of Fish & Game
Has High Praise for Egan
JUNEAU UP — Tlit> State Board
of Fish and Game today praised
Gov. Wm. Egan for his “prompt
and decisive action in suppress
ing incroachment of our offshore
fisheries bv foreign nationals."
Egan protested to the State De
partment last week about the acti
vities of Russian trawlers in the
Gulf of Alaska, which forced
American king crab fishermen to
leave prime fishing areas off Ko
diak Island.
At Egan’s request, top federal
officials, headed by William Her
rington, Asst. Undersecretary of
State for Fisheries and Wildlife,
are scheduled to make a first-hand
investigation tomorrow.
The members of the Fish and
Game Board, all Egan appointees
urged the governor to "continue
to pursue this strong course, in ex
tending the influence of our sover
eign state over all inland and ter
ritorial waters.”
ALASKA CAB GETS NEW
12-PASSENGER LIMOUSINE
Angelo Buff as, Nome’s veteran
cab operator, is beaming proudly
over the airport limousine which
just arrived to aument his cabs
and bus line and improve the
service for tours.
The 12-place Chevrolet limou
sine was purchased through Mor
gan and Son, local Chevrolet
dealers.
SECRET AGENT X9
Khrushchev Sends
Congratulations to U.S.
On Successful Space Flight
DETROIT UP — Premier Nikita
Khrushchev of Russia has con
gratulated President Kennedy and
this nation on the successful space
flight of Walter Schirra.
The text of the exchange of mes
sages between the leaders of the
two nations which have sent men
into space were released here Sat
urday, Kennedy was in the middle
of a campaign tour, to elect Demo
cratic congressmen.
Khrushchev’s note:
"On behalf of the Soviet people
and myself personally, I am happy
to congratulate you and the
American people on the occasion
of the successful completion of
the flight of the space ship with
cosmonaut W. Schirra. Please
convey cordial greetings and very
best wishes to cosmonaut-airman
Walter Schirra."
Kennedy thanked Khrushchev
and said:
"Your greetings and best wish
es have been conveyed to Cmdr.
Shirra."
Deny Reports That
Cuban Prisoners Freed
HAVANA l/P* — Berta Barreto
De Los Pieros, coordinator of a
committee negotiating for release
of the Bay of Pigs invasion pri
soners, Saturday denied reports
from Miami that freedom of the
captives has been secured.
Mrs. Barreto issued the denial
after a meeting between Prime
Minister Fidel Castro and James
Donovan, a Newr York attorney
acting for the committee.
“The negotiations are not com
pleted,’’ she said. “Both are meet
ing again. Another meeting is
scheduled.’’
The Miami News had quoted
usually reliable Cuban exile sources
as reporting the Castro govern
ment had released 1,113 prisoners
for the return to the United States.
Nome Directory
I 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 NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Pearl Bohrer
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
Carl Mlekelson, W. M.
Norvln W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Roy Snyder
Psesldent
Ma^c Beauchamp
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of I Very
Month at School
Dorothy Grant, President
Harriet Amundsen. Secretary
—VISITORS WELCOME—
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Ralph DeLong, Pres.
Chas. D. Jones, Secty.
Civil Air Patrol
Northwestern Group
Nome Cadet Squadron
1st lit. Jesse Jones, Ctaodr.
Meettnys - Each Thursday 7:0k pm