Malcolm MacDonald Says
Red China Will Take
Decades to Become Modern
HONG KONG i.'P' — Malcolm
MacDonald said Saturday Red
China has turned the corner but
will require decades before its
leaders accomplish the "gigantic
task" of turning it into a modern
industrial and agricultural state.
The formei co-chairman of the
Geneva conference on Laos arrived
in Hong Kong Saturday after a
four-week tour of Communist
China. He said he covered 7.000
miles and had several long talks
with Premier Chou En-Lai and
other Chinese Communist leaders.
“T! e people and government of
Chin,, are confident but not com
placent." he told a news confer
ence "They know and admit they
are still inexperienced in many
modern affairs and the task of
turning their colossal teeming
country into a modern industrial
and agriculture state s gigantic."
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ADAMS
IS BOOK OF THE MONTH
A major American biography,
two volumes long and already
awarded a nayr American pub
lishing prize, is 'A December s -
lection >f the Book of the Month
Club. It is Page Smith’s brilliant
studv of John Adams, second Pres
ident of the United States.
Even before publication. Dr.
Smith's biography was singled out
as tc.e first work worthy to be
hon, red with the Kenneth Roberts
Mem .rial Award of $5,000, estab
lished in 1957 by Doubleday and
Comp my in memory of the late
American novelist-historian.
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Alaska Legion Cited
Far Membership Drive
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The
American Legion of Alaska was
honored as an "Early Bird" Dept,
for 19till in recognition of its out
standing accomplishment in the
first phase of the Legion’s mem
bership drive for the coming year.
The Alaska Legion received a
special citation, presented by Na
tional Commander James Powers
of Macon. Ga„ and accepted by
Dept. Cmdr. Donald Moles of Ju
neau and Dept. Adj. Joseph Brions
of Juneau.
Presentation of the awards was
made during the opening session
of t e annual conference of de
partment commanders and adju
tant.- at the national headquarters
. f the American Legion here.
In addition to its first enroll
ment accomplishment which, help
ed to main possible the goal of
mie-half million Legionnaires for
1963 by the close of this year's ,
national convention, the depart
ment of Ala.- ka has since swelled
its membership to 2.685 as of
Oct. 29. 1962, an increase of 250
over the same date last year, Dept.
Cmdr. Moles reported to National
Cmdr. Powers.
LONDON t.T -- You may, or
may not. h. ve heard about the new
craze for long underwear among
girls in England. But what you
may not have heard is that the
new longies come in colors: scarlet,
black and midnight blue. And.
; s a modern touch, they have a
delicate hem of flimsy lace.
One of three persons on earth
worships Jesus Christ. A billion
people belong to one of the 200
Christian sects.
wwim SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS — NOME — KOTZEBUE
Flight 311/312
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome 10:00 a.m. Ar. Kotezbue 10:50 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *2:10 p.m.
Flight 309/310
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:20 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome 1:05 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *4:10 p.m.
In order to maintain a scheduled airline and conform to our
departure times it is imperative that passengers check in at the
terminal one hour before departure time:
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, check-in time is 12 noon.
On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday check-in time is 9:00 ami.
NOME — N.E. CAPE
Flight 501/302
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Nome 10:50 a.m. Ar. N.E. Cape 11:20 a.m.
Lv. N.E. Cape 11:50 p.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
NOME — GAMBELL
Flight 509/510
Monday and Friday
Lv. Nome 9:00 a.m. Ar. Gambell 10:20 a.m.
Lv. Gambell 11:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
* Alaska Standard Time all other times Bering Standard
"First in Alaska ”
Cuban
Missile Buildup
Was to Change
Balance of Power
By Fred S. Hoffman
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON iff) — Russia’s
missile buildup in Cuba may have
been a bold game to force quick
decisions on Communist terms be
fore the United States lunges for
ward in rocket strength next year.
The Defense Department has said
the buildup, carried out in secret
until unmasked by U.S. reconnais
sance planes, “was a major effort
to change the strategic balance of
power" — an effort which now
seems to have failed.
Right now, the backbone of this
country's nuclear striking power
is a fleet of more than 600 F5-52
heavy jet bombers at air fields
around the United States, plus
some 1.000 B-47 medium jet
bombers mainly in this country.
About half the bomber force is
always on ground alert designed
to get the jets into the air with
their hydrogen bombs within 15
minutes.
This is about the most notice
that now can be expected if the
Russians should launch 6.000
mile-range intercontinental ballis
tic missiles at the United States
across the North Polar Cap.
In addition, the United States has
114 ICBM’s in firing position inside
this country, but more than one
third of them are above ground
and thus are vulnerable to a nu
clear knockout.
Nine Polaris submarines now in
service carry a total of 144 1,300
mile-range rockets.
If the Russian could have finish
I ed implacing their medium and in
j termediate range missiles undetect
i ed, it is conceivable they could
have presented this country with
' this accomplished fact:
i That the 15 minutes warning
time had been telescoped to as little
as five minutes, and that virtually
all of this country’s B-52 bombers
were in danger of destruction be
fore they could launch a blow at
Russia.
As a practical matter, this would
largely neutralize this country’s
strike-back capability — and thus
its power to deter Soviet attack
j with the threat of a punishing
i counterblow.
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Teletype Links Three of
Alaska's Largest Ageneies
Just as Alaska’s newspapers and
broadcasting stations are apprised
of fast-breaking news by tele
type, so three of the largest state
agencies are linked by such a cir
cuit over a thousand miles long.
This network is leased from the
Air Force Alaska Communications
System for 8 hours a day and
can send a message from Nome to
Valdez, for example, in less than
ten minutes — including the time
required to punch the information
on a perforated tape, and delivery
to the addresses.
According to C. L. Buck, director
of the Division of Communica
tions in the Alaska Department of
Public Works, the basic teletype
network links the department's
offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Juneau, Nome and Valdez. Three
of these five stations also have
“pony loops” for connecting with
other local points.
It is the teletype circuit that
spans the three time zones of the
nation’s largest state that receives
messages before some employes
arrive at work and after others
have gone home as well as when
they are on the job. The hook
up is operated from 8 o'clock in
the mornin ; until 4 in the after
noon Alaska Standard Time, so
many messages are already pre
pared for transmission from Juneau
when offices open in Fairbanks
and Anchorage, while an hour re
mains in Nome to act on the com
munications the same day even
when they are sent at quitting time
in the central part of the state.
Each agency served is charged
a nominal rate for messages and
according to Public Works Com
misisoner Richard Downing, the
! circuit is self-sustaining as well
! as speeding directives and the ex
change of ideas.
Do you ever feel your own vote
isn’t important? California, Idaho,
Texas. Oregon and Washington be
came states by margins of a single
vote in Congress.
| West Anchorage Students
| Endorse Capital Move
ANCHORAGE (Jpt — The pro
posed move of the state capital
from Juneau has received the
overwhelming endorsement of
| West Anchorage High School stu
dents. The students cast a 76 per
cent vote for Initiative No. 1 in
a mock election. The vote was
785 to 249.
The Republicans swept all but
one ol the top offices and most
! District 8 House seats in the stu
i dent vote on Tuesday’s general
; election ballot.
Republican gubernatorial candi
| date Mike Stepovich scored 61 per
cent of the vote in his race with
Gov. Wm. Egan. 852 to 555.
: The only Democrat to retain of
fice was Sen. Ernest Gruening. He
received 54 per cent of the vote,
I topping Republican Ted Stevens,
696 to 586.
i Lowell Thomas .Jr., was top
GOP vote getter. He outpolled in
] eumbent Rep. Ralph Rivers 876 to
: 484 for 64 per cent of the vote.
On the judicial ballot both Su
preme Court Justices were retain
ed, Buell Nesbett, 668 to 253 and
John Dimond, 559 to 291.
Vote For
Pcarse M.
(Pete) Walsh
A Democrat Seeking the
Senate Seat
District P
I will appreciate vour voting
for me on November 6.
For continued progress and
development of all Alaska
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The Desperate Republican Candidates Have
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★ They have iried to get a write-in campaign started by
mailing marked sample ballots to the villages using a dis
tinguished man's name without his permission in an attempt
to split the Democratic vote which is ILLEGAL.
★ The Republicans throughout the state have tried to smear
Governor Egan, but the intelligent Alaskan knows the truth.
if They have attacked Congressmen Rivers and Gruening with
lies about their attendance records in their respective houses.
if The Communists tried to brainwash our troops in Korea.
The Republicans are trying to brainwash YOU.
if Keep Alaska clean by keeping Democrats in Office!
—Northwest Democrat Committee
vote FOR
the - go Go GO
EGAN — WADE TEAM
» Democrats «
WILLIAM A. EGAN
For Governor
AND
HUGH J. WADE
| FOR
Secretary of State
Northwestern Democratic
Committee for Egan and Wade
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