Winnie Churchill
Is Made Honorary
Citizen of America
WASHINGTON — The Unit
ed States made Britain’s Winston
Churchill an honorary American
citizen Tuesday, President Ken
nedy called him “the most hon
ored and honorable man to walk
the stage of human history in the
time in which we live.”
In a special proclamation, Ken
endy said of Churchill that “his
bravery, charity and valor, both
in war and in peace, have been
a flame of inspiration in free
dom’s darkest hour.”
Never before in history has this
country, by congressional action,
made anyone an honorary citizen.
Only the scrawl of the presidential
signatures on a bill enacted by
Congress and on the proclamation
the bil lauthorized was needed to
make Churchill an honorary Amer
ican citizen.
The former British Prime Min
ister was unable to attend the tri
bute to him at the White House
where he has visited many times in
the past. He is 88 now, and feel
ing the weight of his years.
But he sent a message to be read
by his son, Randolph, voicing
“my solemn and heartfelt thanks
for this unique distinction, which
will always be proudly remem
bered by my descendant.”
This man of magnificent words
and deeds was in his home in
London yesterday. But the White
House ceremony was especially set
for 3 p.m. EST so that a television
picture of it could be bounced
into Sir Winston’s residence from
the relay satellite in orbit.
Distinguished men of this na
tion, friends and former associates
of Churchill, were invited to look
on here.
They included Congress mem
bers, former ambassadors, cabinet
members and World War II mili
tary leaders. Also invited were
three former President, Herbert
Hoover, Harry Truman and Dwight
Eisenhower, but they like,
Churchill, were unable to attend.
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Alaska Covenant Churches
Hold Annual Conference
The annual conference of the
Alaska Covenant Churches just
met at Shaktoolik with delegates
from Wales, Nome, Golovin, White
Mountain, Elim, Koyuk, Shaktoo
lik, Unalakleet, St. Michael, Hoop
er Bay and Mekoryuk. Special
speakers for the conference were
Rev. Henry Shavings of Mekor
yuk, Rev. Howard Slwooko of
Elim and Rev. Norman Barram of
the Republic of Congo.
Special business transacted at
this meeting included the approval
of a new and concerted effort to
be put forth in the St. Michael
area, the sending out of two mis
sionary couples, one who just this
year is graduating from the Bible
Seminary at Unalakleet, and the
| approval of an over-all budget for
the Alaska Covenant Churches of
$19,862. This new step forward
shows an increase in the last 10
years of over $18,000, most of
which is contributed by western
Alaskan churches.
The Frontier Builders contribu
tions this year went to the new
church building project at Mekor
yuk and was presented to Henry
Shavings of that church by Rev.
Fred Savok at the last service of
the Conference. Other highlights of
this final service included the de
dication of the new missionaries,
Dana and Anna Kopanuk by all
the pastors of the district.
Officers for the coming year
were elected by the delegates as
follows: Walter Outwater of Wales,
president; David Saecheus of Elim,
vice president; Thomas Tungwe
nuk Sr. of Nome, secretary, and
James Oksoktaruk of Nome, trea
surer. For the Ministerial Board,
Rev. Howard Slwooko and Rev.
Fred Savok were chosen.
There was a close vote between
Nunivak Island and Koyuk as the
location for the conference next
year and Koyuk got the nod for
the 1964 meeting.
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From Fairbanks: Jean Burand
Ken Allen, Joe Thomas, Sgt. Gib
son, Grant Nelson, Bill Bebona,
W. Murphy, D. Kryshak, Mrs. R.
Abrams, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Park
er, R. Gagnon.
From Kotzebue: John Bradley,
Norma Harris, Bob Winslow, Lydia
Briggs, Father Spoletini, B. Ko
makpuk, Alice Sheldon, Issaiah
Oksoktaruk, Lydia Akeya, Flora
Immigan, Margaret Omiak, Don
Adams, Sheldon Jackson.
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Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church
Services at Our Savior's Luther
an Church this week include a
Communion Service on Holy
Thursday al 7:30 p.m.. a Good
Friday Service in charge of the
Church Council at 7:30 p.m., and
Easter Festival Service al 11 a.m.
on Easter Sunday.
Sunday School will be at 9:45
a.m. and the regular Evening
Vesper at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
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Gregory Peck and
Anne Bancroft Win Best
Actor and Actress Awards
By JAMES BACON
SANTA MONICA CW — Gregory I
Peek, a four - time loser in the
Oscar finals, and Anne Bancroft,
an actress Hollywood once ig
nored, are winners of the movies
best actor and best actress awards
for 1962.
“Lawrence of Arabia” was
named the year’s best film Monday
night at the 35th annual Academy
Awards ceremony, and a grand
father, Ed Begley, and a teen
ager, Patty Duke, won best sup
porting actor and actress honors.
Miss Duke, who played the child
Helen Keller in “The Miracle
Worker,” is the first juvenile ever
to win an academy award. Shirley
Temple, among others, have re
ceived honorary awards in the
past.
In a glamor-packed setting at
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium,
the taciturn Peck confessed that
he came to the show prepared to
be a graceful loser.
“I’m just a little stunned about
the whole thing. It really stag
gered me,” Peck said.
Peck played the part of a law
yer in a small southern town in
“To Kill A Mocking Bird.”
Miss Bancroft, who portrayed
Annie Sullivan, the tenacious
teacher of the blind and deaf
Helen Keller in “The Miracle
Worker, was busy last night on
the New York stage, where she
became a star, after years in B
movies. Joan Crawford accepted
the Oscar for her.
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PLAN ALASKA CENTENNIAL
JUNEAU UPi —Companion mea
sures, creating a 16-member com
mission to plan for Alaska’s cen
tennial celebration in 1967, and
appropriating $50,000 for the pro
gram, passed the House Tuesday.
The authorization measure sets
up the advisory commission within
the Dept, of Economic Develop
ment and Planning, and permits
the commissioner of the depart
ment to appoint an executive di
rector.
The second bill appropriates the
money and now goes to the Senate
for further consideration.
Ease Bar Requirements
JUNEAU (J*>—The Senate Tues
day completed legislative action
on a bill which would ease one
phase of the requirements for ad
mission to the Alaska bar as they
apply to out-of-state attorneys.
Such attorneys would not have
to take the state examination if
they are graduates of any law
school prior to 1950 and began le
gal studies before 1940.
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