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rE BIGGEST STATE in the U.S.A. had a working over
Monday on a nation-wide top rated TV show by David
Brinkley, rated to be an expert in his field, but proven to he no
expert on Alaska.
TV is a medium of sensational things and trying to make
Alaska the biggest state with the least to offer, this "expert” over
played his hand as he failed to be fair or factual. As a result he
has roused a flood of protests from Alaska to Washington, D.C.,/
which should teach Brinkley that although he thinks Alaska
has "the leastest ” a lot of people think differently.
Alaska has been a state for only two years and is just a toddler
among other states. Just what Brinkley intended to accomplish
we do not know. However from the scope of the storm he has
raised, he may do Alaska more good than harm as the state is cer
tainly getting a lot of free advertising which will make more people
want to see for themselves (Brinkley may even want to see it him
self) the state that is so unique and so controversial.
While Brinkley was belittling he big state, France was being
given a glowing account of the wonderful possibilities and the
joys of living in Alaska, as seen through the eyes of a French
correspondent, Raymond Cartier, in the Life Magazine of France
called the "Match.” This should bring many foreign visitors to
Alaska next summer to mingle with the curious visitors who will
come from having seen the Brinkley TV show.
Gold Procurement and
Sales Agency Proposed
To New Congress
WASHINGTON — Establish
ment of a gold procurement and
sales agency to handle sales and
purchases of all domestic gold pro
duction was proposed in Congress
Wednesday.
Reo. Harlon Hagen, (D-Calif.),
joined Rep. Harold Johnson (D
CalifJ, in introducing the bill un
der which domestic producers
could be paid prices up to S105
an ounce.
Ti e prices for the purchase and
sale of gold for non-monetary uses
would be set by the Secretary of
Interior on determination of the
level needed to achieve maximum
production of gold from U.S. mines.
Any gold not disposed of in
the open market by the sales agen
cy would be transferred to the
Treasury at the current rate of
$35 an ounce.
In a statement, Johnson said:
“We must do something to help
the gold mining industry not only
because it is sorely depressed . . .
but because of the continuing out
flow of gold from our reserves.”
ALASKA TRADER WILL JOIN
CRAB HARVEST OPERATION
SEATTLE UP) — The crab fac
tory ship Alaska Trader has sailed
from Seattle to join an operation
expected to harvest $1.5 million
worth of crab in the next four
months.
The Alaska Trader and the Mer
cator will operate with catcher
boats in the Adak area of the Aleu
tian Islands for Pan-Alaska Fish
eries. The Mercator can process
8.000 crabs a day, the Alaska trader
4,000.
A smaller factory ship, the Refer
II, will operate for the company
in the Kodiak area..
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Space Capsule
Will Be Displayed
At Inauguration
JUNEAU W — A 23-foot, full
scale model of the capsule which
carried America’s first astronaut
into space will be displayed here
during formal inauguration cere
monies for Gov. Wm. Egan and
Secretary of State Hugh Wade.
Felix Toner, chairman of the
Inaugural Committee said the cap
sule will be housed in the Juneau
Armory after arrival here from
Los Angeles.
The capsule is an exact replica
of the one which carried Marine
Col. John Glenn on his historic
ride into space.
The Mercury capsule, Toner said,
will be available for display pur
poses throughout Alaska for ap
proximately one month after the
conclusion of inauguration cere
monies here.
The Space Administration will
pay the cost of transporting the
capsule between Alaska cities.
Toner said educational and civic
organizations interested in spon
soring display of the capsule can
obtain additional information
through the Inaugural Committee
at Box 1181, Juneau.
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Kennedy’s Legislative
Proposals Will Be Met
With Counter-proposals
WASHINGTON UP) — More of
President K e n n e d y’s legislative
proposals will be met with counter
proposals, rather than simply
fought headon, if newly influential
younger Republicans have their
way.
This policy of “more alterna
tives” was described yesterday by
Rep. Charles Goodell, (R-N.Y.), as
a principal objective of the young
er Republican House members who
installed Rep. Gerald Ford Jr. of
Michigan as chairman of the House
Republican Conference and in
creased their voting strength in
the Republican Policy Committee.
Goodell, a third-term Congress
man, was one of the organizers of
a smooth operation with the
limited aim of capturing for the
younger members a share in the
House Republican leadership—but
not its top command. Mounted in
little more than a weekend, and
taking the older leaders by sur
prise, the coup was a complete
success.
Goodell talked about it in an
interview, and others — including
some of wao did not want to be
quoted — contributed their ver
sions of the group’s objectives.
In 1940, only 49.8 per cent of
the U.S. population was feminine;
today the figure is 50.7 per cent.
During that time the percentage |
of women in the labor force has ;
risen from 25.5 to 34.1, but they
still earn only 20 per cent of all
wages and salaries.
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SUNDAY. JAN. 13
Church School 10 a.m.
Divine Worship 1.1 a.m.
"It Begins With Listening"
Vesper Sing 7:00 p.m.
"On the Rim of Asia"
Howard L. DeVore, Pastor
Phone 2865
COMIN' and GOIN'
From Fairbanks: Charles Hall,
Howard Crinklaw, Dr. and Mrs.
Ivers, H. Hansen, Bob Scott, G.
Bergman, W. Russell.
To Kotzebue: Harold Little.
To Fairbanks: George Costle, N.
Nordin, Mr. and Mrs. Klintworth,
Andy Hall, Annie Moon, Horace
Schnare, John Hutney, Jack Heg
dahl, Joe Broines.
Other out of town visitors in- ,
eluded businessmen Bob Blodgett
of Teller and James O’Sullivan of
Unalakleet.
Bob Scoli, City Clerk, returned
yesterday from Fairbanks where
he attended a Boundary Commis
sion meeting concerning the Island
Home District and other areas
surrounding Fairbanks which are
desired to be included in the tax
ing zone there.
Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Ivers, who
have been vacationing in Wiscon
sin for the holidays, returned home
yesterday. Dr. Ivers is dentist here
for the Public Health Service and
Mrs. Ivers is a teacher in the pri
mary department of Nome Public
School.
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TEN BEST COIFFURED WOMEN NAMED FOR 1962
CHICAGO — Names of the
Ten Best Coiffured Women of
the year were announced today
by the Helene Curtis Guild of
Professional Beauticians. Pic
tured above, the internationally
famous award winners are:
from top to bottom^-in the first
row, Mrs. John F. Kennedy;
Olivia de Havilland, actress,
writer. In the second row, Doris
Day, film star, comedienne;
Polly Bergen, entertainer; Prin
cess Lee Radziwill, London so
cialite. In the third row, Arlene
Dahl, screen and stage star,
journalist; Shirley Booth, ac
tress, TV comedienne; Mitzi
Gaynor, dancer, actress, come
diene. In the fourth row, Prin
cess Grace of Monaco; Arlene
Francis, actress, TV personal
ity. The Helene Curtis Guild
makes the annual awards on
the basis of each woman’s hair
style in relation to her looks,
personality and way of life.
Awards are also presented to
the winners’ hairdressers. •