Ferry Taku Damaged
Less Than Expected
SEATTLE iff) — Floating dry
dock inspection of the Alaska ferry
Taku, which hit a pinnacle rock,
showed the vessel was damaged
“less than expected.”
The Taku, with 35 passengers
and a crew of 27 aboard, hit the
uncharted rock at low tide Thurs
day in a dredged channel at the
entrance to Wrangell Narrows.
Capt. Maitland Merkley said the
Taku, with a 15-foot draft, lacked
about 6 inches of clearance. He
said the rock punched away at the
keel like a pogo stick, causing in
dentations up to 3 inches deep.
The impact fractured some seams
but did not hole any part of the
hull.
At Ketchikan, the Coast Guard
ordered the ferry into dry dock
when diver, inspection showed the
ferry was leaking water into her
double - bottom fuel and ballast
tanks.
In Juneau, Gov. Egan said he
was advised that it was hoped
repairs on the Taku could be com
pleted by May 13.
Egan also said he had been ad
vised that the Corps of Army En
gineers has a survey team at
Petersburg.
“If they find that the area
where the Taku hit has filled in,
the engineers will make every ef
fort to get a dredging job going
there as soon as possible,” the gov
ernor said.
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Minnesota Governor
Karl Rolvaag Vetoes
Sunday Closing Law
ST. PAUL, Minn. W — Gov.
Karl Rolvaag late Monday vetoed
a Sunday closing bill that passed
both houses of the Minnesota leg
islature by good margins.
Rolvaag called the measure
“confusing, irrational and incon
sistent.” He said its main effect
would be to shut down discount
stores, which operate on Sundays
in many suburban locations around
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Large
grocery markets and hardware
stores would be affected.
Bids Asked for
Construction of Buildings
Bids are asked for the construc
tion of recreational-multipurpose
buildings at Cape Lisbume, Tin
City and Cape Romanzof Air Force
Stations in Alaska, at an esti
mated cost of $500,000 .
Competitive sealed bids for the
three schedules of work will be
opened publicly on May 21 by the
U.S. Army Engineer District,
Alaska.
Work at Cape Lisbume will cost
an estimated $300,000 with proj
ects at Tin City and Cape Romanz
of costing an estimated $250,000
each site. Construction will consist
of steel frame structures with
aluminum or zinc-coated roof and
siding. The buildings will be ap
proximately 100 feet by 65 feet
and will contain a gymnasim and a
I two lane bowling alley.
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during the 1963 Freedom Bond Drive. Nearly everyone has
someone to care for—some sort of family. Savings Bonds
can help a great deal in fulfilling responsibilities to loved
ones, and in maintaining an atmosphere of family, and
national, well-being.
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Ice Movement Is Near;
Clock Is Set at Nenana
NENANA — Rain in the
Tanana Valley may have a strong
effect on the ice movement at Ne
nana, according to the Weather Bu
reau, who said it rained a little
over an inch and a half in the
Big Delta area between the hours
of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Fairbanks was hit by .09 inches
of rain in the 12 hour period, and
at Nenana it has been raining
heavy with .41 inches falling.
Don Clark, manager of the
Nenana Ice Classic said that it
looks like the ice should move
within a week.
He said the ice situation, in front
of town is changing pretty fast
now.
Clark said they hooked up the
clock Tuesday night and put the
watchman on the job. The clock,
connected to the tripod in the
middle of the river stops when
the ice has moved a certain dis
tance and this determines the win
ning minute of the pool. The
watchmen are on duty around the
clock to see that nobody tampers
with the the guessing game.
Clark said the books with the
guess will be given to the deal
ers today.
Both rivers, the Nenana, below
the tripod, which flows into the
Tanana, and the Tanana River are
rising, Clark siad.
He said cars were still crossing
the ice Sunday, but were going
across at their own risk.
Meanwhile in Fairbanks, the
tripod for the Chena River ice
pool is still standing on ice an
chored to the shore with the
river clear nearly all around the
tripod.
U.S. citizens now own $45.5 bil
lion in Series E and H Savings
Bonds. This represents nearly one
sixth of the national debt. Almost
$4.3 billion worth of bonds were
purchased in 1962 alone.
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Sven Larsen, Pres.
Tom Balone, Secty.
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Meets Every Tuesday
at 7:00 pjn.
the North Star or Polaris
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Frank Couch,, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
. Order of Eastern Star
Verna Mickelsoa
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
Werner E. Bohrer, W. M.
Norvln W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursdays
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Roy Snyder
Psesldent
Marc Beauchamp
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of Every
Month at School
Frank Couch, President
Harriet Amundsen. Secretary
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Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Don Lyla, Pres.
Ches. B. Jones, Secty.
Civil Air Patrol
Northwestern Group
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Sr. Member Victor Charles, Caafe.
Meetings—Each Monday 7:M »jm.