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Entered at second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
Two Swedes Complete
Hop Over Polar Route
STOCKHOLM, Sweden UP> —
Two Swedes returned to Stock
holm early today from Anchorage,'
as the first pilots ever to cross
the North Pole in a single-engine
plane.
The fliers, 45-year-old Stockholm
businessman Sigurd Hallstroem
and his pilot-flying navigator,
Olof Ringstrand, 21, were in excel
lent condition despite 30 hours in
the air, starting from Anchorage
Wednesday. Hallstroem owns the
Piper Commanche plane.
They crossed the North Pole last
weekend flying from Stockholm
via Bodoe in northern Norway to
Anchorage, where Hallstroem had
business appointments. On the re
turn trip they had to fly south
of the Pole because of bad weather
in the area.
During the return flight they
landed at the Canadian Weather
Station “Isaksen” to get weather
information because they had
trouble with the radio contact. They
also made a refueling stop at Bo
doe.
“We indeed had a fine trip,”
Ringstrand said at the airport,
“sometimes we used the auto-pilot
so we could read a little or take
a nap.”
Ringstrand received a tumutous
welcome in January, 1962, when
he flew the same single-engined
plane from the United States to
Europe, the youngest flier ever to
make the solo flight.
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loth Cosmos in Orbit
MOSCOW CP) — The Soviet
Union announced today the launch
j ing of the 18th in its Cosmos series
of unmanned satellites.
It was the second such an
nouncement this week. Cosmos 17
was fired into orbit Wednesday.
The Soviet news agency Tass said
the Cosmos 18 launching was
rountine.
The satellites are being used to
gather information about condi
tions in space preliminary —
Western observers believe — to
something in the way of a manned
space ship.
Four Honorary Degrees
Four honorary degrees will be
conferred during the 41st annual
commencement ceremonies at the
University of Alaska, May 27.
L»t. Gen. James Doolittle, (ret.),
Dr. of Laws; Robert C. Reeve,
Dr. of Science; Robert Shaw, Dr.
of Fine Arts; and Lola C. Tilly,
Dr. of Humanities.
They will receive honorary doc
torates for their services to Alaska
and Alaskans.
It was Socrates who observed,
“A life without inquiry is not
worth living.”
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Red China Report:
CONTRASTS
Editors Note — How do the
Red Chinese look on Soviet Rus
sia in the midst of today’s in
tense ideological split between
the two countries? Here in the
second of a series of articles, is
a report which provides some
answers by a British author
who just toured Red China for
three weeks.
By RICHARD P. LISTER
PEKING W — To go to China,
you stop in Moscow on the way
and again on the way back. It’s
a good chance to look at the Red
giants, old and new.
Every major city in China has
its Sino-Soviet Hall of Friendship.
The halls remain, but where *s
the friendship? Ivan, carved in
stone, stands shoulder to shoulder
with Chang outside, but flesh-and
blood Ivan, if he is in China at
all, is not readily to be seen.
The Chinese look on Soviet
Russia as a loved and respected
teacher who has gone astray.
They’re sad about it but they’re
not going to budge an inch in
their views. The Chinese simply
know that they have the right
answer.
< It is the Russians who erred.
The difference in atmosphere
between Moscow and Peking is
sensed immediately. China is still
in the first stages of its revolu
tion. Everyone must have enough
to eat and enough to wear, but
there is little room for luxury.
And yet, where Russia may often
seem grim or hostile, China as
often seems friendly and gay.
Russia has transformed its drab
scene with consumer goods in re
cent years. The contrast in China
is striking. There are plenty of
things in the Chinese shop win
dows but the monotony is oppres
I sive.
In contrast to this austerity, the
scene in Moscow looks more and
more like the luxurious West. Is
it the slackening of pure Com
munist standards, or merely a sign
of the national character?
There’s another striking differ
ence. Chinese “face” seems more
important than Russian “face.” A
Chinese waiter or porter will not
accept a tip any more than a child
a piece of candy. He is unwilling
to consent to anything that puts
him in an inferior position.
In the West, the Smiths must
keep up with the Joneses on motor
cars, TV sets, washing machines;
in China what worries Chang is
that he may fall too far behind
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National Guard Officers
Will Meet In Anchorage
JUNEAU U*) — Alaska National
Guard officers from all over the
state are scheduled to meet in An
chorage this weekend for the 9th
annual conference of the Alaska
National Guard Officers’ Assn.
The State Department of Mili
tary Affairs said the two- day
meeting will draw National Guard
officers from Bethel, Nome, Ko
diak, Sitka, Ketchikan, Juneau,
Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Chenn in output per shift.
The disinclination to accept fa
vors from foreigners is accounted
for to some extent by the sheer
unfamiliarity with foreigners. The
traveler in China is soon aware
that he is a rarity. Once he goes
more than ten yards from his hotel
he is unlikely to see a Western
face.
He is stared at in frank curio
sity. If he stops to buy something
he is immediately wedged against
the counter by a curious crowd.
They stare and often they laugh.
The chances are they’re not being
rude by their lights. Laughter it
self can mean embarrassment. If
you greet them with universal “Ni
Hao” — hello — they ni-hao back
with enthusiasm and laugh even
louder. On festive occasions, they
are likely to fall back into orderly
lines and applaud. The traveler
claps back, Russian style.
The crowds, though curious, are
neither suspicious nor hostile.
These are our Western friends,
they seem to say; if they were
not our friends they would not
have come to see us.
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Upholstery Class Has
Final Meeting Tonight
The upholstery class being
taught by Mrs. Jean Burand, Dis
trict Home Demonstration Agent,
and Mrs. Donald Lyle holds its
final meeting tonight. Some ex
ceptionally nice pieces have been
completed at the Lutheran Church,
where the sessions have been held.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Greene is blossoming with a rich,
chocolate brown frieze davenport,
which matches exactly a daveno
in the Dan Walsh home a few
blocks away. The brown brocade
daveno of the Bob Harwood’s il
lustrates the influence of fabrics
as their daveno has much the same
lines as the Walsh furniture.
The Bill Ullrich family is justly
proud of their pale green satin
brocade sectional, which would
blend nicely with the lovely deep
brown sectional in the Barrow
Morgan residence.
Mrs. Don Perkins and Mrs. Bob
Scott reclaimed a chair that had
been in a fire, and their work is
most rewarding. From chars, to
rich, nubby tweed, comfortable as
well as luxurious — is a delightful
path to take. Mrs. Helen Fager
strom restyled her chair in yellow
and brown, a welcome for spring
and a fitting setting for her sunny
personality.
The Amundsen’s not only have a
brilliant daughter, but also a new
set of kitchen chairs, most expert
ly “re-seated” by Mrs. Amundsen.
The question heard most often
is — when will we start next year?
Can I do two pieces next time?
What are you going to do?
Legion Will Hold National
Convention in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. UR—Miami
Beach has been named the site of
the American Legion’s Sept. 6-12
national convention, shifted from
New Orleans because of racial
problems.
National Cmdr. James Powers
made the announcement Thursday.
Powers said not enough integrated
lodgings could be found in New
Orleans.
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