Voice of America
Speaks to World
In Many Tongues
The state department’s “Voice
of America —with programs ori
ginating almost entirely from
studios in New York—are cur
rently broadcast in 25 languages,
including such various tongues
as Mandarin, Ukrainian, Indone
sian and Arabic. Under an ex
panded schedule, other language
programs will be added. Almost
every day, some 70 separate pro
grams are broadcast.
Thirty-eight transmitters are
used to broadcast by short wave
out of the United States to ail
areas, and relay stations are now
operated in Manila, Honolulu.
Tangier, Munich, Salonika. In ad
dition, several transmitters are
leased from the British Broad
casting Corporation for relay of
broadcasts. Specific programs are
relayed locally in over 25 differ
ent countries.
This information is taken from j
a booklet published by the state!
department’s information and ed
ucational exchange program,
“Telling America’s Story Abroad’’.’
The same booklet states: “The
only American publication which
ts permitted to be distributed in
Russia is the magazine Amerika.
Similar in format to Life Maga
zine, Amerika is edited in New
York and its text translated into
.Russian in Moscow. It explains
and depicts American life but
contains no controversial or poli
tical matter. The magazine is dis
tributed through Soviet govern
ment channels, where it is cen
sored before it appears on the
newsstands. The magazine has
proved very appealing to the Rus
sian people, so much so that the
Soviet press has attempted to
counteract its effectiveness by
charging the magazine with “ly
ing” and “decadence”.
An Arabic edition of Amerika,
similar in format and content to
the Russian edition, is issued
quarterly with 26,000 copies go
ing to Arabic-speaking areas in
the Middle East and Africa.
AHA HOUSING—
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homes available to show, together
with financing requirements.
The Alaska Housing Authority
plans to construct the same type
of housing as the project at Pal-1
mer in a number of other Alaskan J
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PALMER ON WAITING LIST
FOR INCORPORATION GO-AHEAD
| Palmer today still was on the uncertain seat . . .
Is it a first class incorporated city or a village?
Electors at special election April 10, voted for incorporation.
Vote is not legal until approved by the court.
Attorney for the incorporation, Harold Butcher, still is in San
Francisco on a case. Election returns cannot be presented to the
judge until formal pleading is presented, which may be late this
week.
Under Scrutiny
Meanwhile, in Palmer, citizens
figured they are going to be a
city.
They are looking for action
from the seven members of the
city council who were elected
when incorporation was voted—
with a thin margin' of nine votes.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
Saxton said she had no notice of
any formal protest regarding the
legality of the election.
Sidewalk talk was rife, that
some votes were being questioned
as to length of time in proposed
corporate limits and Territory.
Another rumor was that a pioneer
had protested, claiming part of
his land was within the proposed
corporate limits.
Late today it was reported by
the office of the clerk, U. S. Dis
trict Court, Third Division, at An
chorage, that no formal protest or
challenge, nor any communica
tion, had been received question
ing the vote on incorporation.
However, it was admitted that
“two men” had appeared in the
clerk’s office and had copied
names and addresses of all Pal
mer voters. Such information is
open to any citizen, the clerk ex
plained, and while he did not get
their names since that is not re
quired, his description made them
readily identifiable.
City Problems
While awaiting court approval
of the incorporation the city
fathers-elect have no power to
act officially. Several members
have received letters, however,
from citizens or organizations
asking consideration or decision
on such imperative matters as
water, streets and other civic
problems.
“Looks like it’s all going to
land in our laps at once,” they
summed it up.
communities. Plans are now pre
pared to construct this year, 10
homes at Douglas, 25 units at the
University of Alaska, and six at
Cordova. As fast as facilities will
,?ermit, the AHA will consider
similar housing elsewhere.
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GR4SS FIRE
I THREATENS FARM
Fast action by Palmer’s volun
teer fire department today saved
the farm home of M. D. Snod
grass on Fishhook road.
Fanned by a brisk wind blow
ing over meadows dry from the
past warm days, a grassfire swept
toward the buildings. The two
fire trucks made a record run.
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REDUCED WINTER
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SS. NADINA
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FOR INFORMATION
Phone 22001
T. J. MALONEY, Agent
Office: Westward Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
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